AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5
Intel E5-2699v4
What Buyers Say
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5
The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is overwhelmingly praised for its exceptional performance, especially in gaming and productivity, with many users noting significant upgrades from older CPUs. While some mention higher temperatures out of the box, most find that adjusting BIOS settings like PBO and thermal limits resolves this, and many report cool operation with proper cooling. The CPU is seen as a great value, though some advise waiting for motherboard prices to drop.
Pros
- Exceptional gaming performance
- High boost clocks up to 5.7GHz
- Great value for money
- Easy BIOS tuning for temps
- Strong multi-threaded productivity
Cons
- High temps out of the box
- Requires BIOS tweaking
- Motherboard prices high
- No cooler included
- Runs hot with stock settings
Intel E5-2699v4
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | Intel E5-2699v4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Xeon |
| Model | 7700X | E5-2696v4 |
| Codename | Zen 4 | — |
| Class | desktop | server |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 8 | 22★ |
| P-cores | 8★ | — |
| E-cores | 8★ | — |
| Threads | 16★ | 12 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 8★ | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 32 | 39★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | ||
| PassMark Single | ||
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | DDR5★ | — |
| Max Speed | No data | |
| Channels | 2★ | — |
| Max Memory | No data | |
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | AM5 | LGA2011-3 |
| PCIe | 5.0 | — |
| PCIe Lanes | 28★ | — |
| TDP | 105★ | — |
| Max Turbo Power | 142★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✓★ | — |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | — |
Pros & Cons
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5
- Strong social proof (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong platform (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong single thread (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Intel E5-2699v4
- Below average single thread (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average efficiency (30th percentile)
Pricing
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5 offers 11.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 18 of 28 specs.