AMD Ryzen 7 7735U vs AMD FX-8170

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7735U and AMD FX-8170 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

AMD FX-8170

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.75 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs October 2012
Maximum frequency	4.75 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8170

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
CPU 2: AMD FX-8170

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7735U	AMD FX-8170
PassMark - Single thread mark	3246
PassMark - CPU mark	20897

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7735U	AMD FX-8170
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)	Zambezi
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	October 2012
Place in performance rating	439	not rated
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	315 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.75 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)