AMD PRO A8-8650B vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-8650B and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2177 vs 1483
  • 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15679 vs 3204
  • Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 940 vs 532
  • 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6255 vs 1606
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2177 vs 1483
PassMark - CPU mark 15679 vs 3204
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 940 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6255 vs 1606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-8650B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1483
2177
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3204
15679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1606
6255
Name AMD PRO A8-8650B AMD Ryzen 7 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1483 2177
PassMark - CPU mark 3204 15679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1606 6255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 219.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 64.844
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4116

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A8-8650B AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray AD865BYBI44JC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1358 1335
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $299
OPN PIB YD2700BBAFBOX
Price now $265.99
Value for money (0-100) 16.67

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 213 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L3 cache 16 MB
Transistor count 4940 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire with RGB LED

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16