AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

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
  • 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
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2410 vs 2324
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14657 vs 9503
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 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 - Single thread mark 2410 vs 2324
PassMark - CPU mark 14657 vs 9503

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2324
2410
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9503
14657
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
PassMark - Single thread mark 2324 2410
PassMark - CPU mark 9503 14657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3765

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 10 September 2018 September 2018
OPN Tray YD250XBBM4KAF YD270EBHM88AF
OS Support Windows 10 - 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 1275 814
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 2.8 GHz
Die size 192 mm 192 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 4800 million 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

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

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)