AMD FX-8310 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8310

• Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 940
• Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 6255

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700

• 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
• Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70.50°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2178 vs 1416
• 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15700 vs 5149

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1416 2178
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5149 15700
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2352 940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	8788 6255

Compare specifications (specs)