AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 4100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2522 vs 2410
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs September 2018
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2522 vs 2410

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 3x 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
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14657 vs 11035
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 14657 vs 11035

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 4100
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2522
2410
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11035
14657
Name AMD Ryzen 3 4100 AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
PassMark - Single thread mark 2522 2410
PassMark - CPU mark 11035 14657

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 September 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $99
OPN PIB 100-100000510BOX
OPN Tray 100-000000510 YD270EBHM88AF
Place in performance rating 910 915
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Die size 156 mm² 192 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 9800 million 4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)