AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 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 5 2500X

  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2324 vs 2189
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2324 vs 2189

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4 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
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15280 vs 9503
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 15280 vs 9503

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2324
2189
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9503
15280
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark 2324 2189
PassMark - CPU mark 9503 15280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3765

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 10 September 2018 September 2018
OPN Tray YD250XBBM4KAF YD270BBBM88AF
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 906
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.2 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 4.1 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 2933 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 65 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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)