AMD A4 PRO-7300B vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Comparative analysis of AMD A4 PRO-7300B and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4 PRO-7300B

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
  • Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1999 vs 1452
  • 10x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14817 vs 1477
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 768 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1999 vs 1452
PassMark - CPU mark 14817 vs 1477

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4 PRO-7300B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1452
1999
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1477
14817
Name AMD A4 PRO-7300B AMD Ryzen 7 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1452 1999
PassMark - CPU mark 1477 14817
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4 PRO-7300B AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray AD730BOKA23H YD1700BBM88AE
Place in performance rating 1684 1677
Series AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen
Launch date 2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $329
OPN PIB YD1700BBAEBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $209.43
Value for money (0-100) 19.33

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of threads 2 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
L3 cache 16 MB
Transistor count 4800 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (LED)

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16