EPYC 7763 vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	779	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.60	3.15
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	9.82	17.99
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$7,890

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700X has 14% better value for money than EPYC 7763.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7763 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	16	128
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	24.5
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	192 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7763 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version	n/a	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.86	53.23
Recency	2 March 2017	15 March 2021
Physical cores	8	64
Threads	16	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	280 Watt

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