AMD A6-7480 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

AMD A6-7480

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2100 vs 1558
8.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15670 vs 1836

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2100 vs 1558
PassMark - CPU mark	15670 vs 1836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

2100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1836

15670

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	2100
PassMark - CPU mark	1836	15670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		54.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.361

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Zen
Place in performance rating	1568	1569
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date		2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$399
OPN PIB		YD170XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray		YD170XBCM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$199.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		21.56
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 Million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)