AMD Ryzen 3 1300 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. 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 Ryzen 3 1300

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1300

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later

Launch date	April 2017 vs 2 March 2017

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1300	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark		2000
PassMark - CPU mark		14808
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3895
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 Ryzen 3 1300	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Launch date	April 2017	2 March 2017
Place in performance rating	not rated	1717
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
OPN PIB		YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray		YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$209.43
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		19.33
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	192 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 Million
Base frequency		3 GHz
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of threads		16
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (LED)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		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