AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD A10-5700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD A10-5700 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

AMD A10-5700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1430
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14813 vs 2741
Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 848 vs 477
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 1266
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 22.234 vs 4.26
5.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 50.967 vs 8.674
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.034 vs 0.19

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs October 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	14813 vs 2741
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848 vs 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768 vs 1266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.234 vs 4.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.967 vs 8.674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.034 vs 0.19

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5700

4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 14.704 vs 3.155
5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 69.896 vs 11.958

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.704 vs 3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	69.896 vs 11.958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: AMD A10-5700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2001

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14813

2741

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

477

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5768

1266

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

22.234

4.26

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

50.967

8.674

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.034

0.19

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.155

14.704

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.958

69.896

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD A10-5700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	14813	2741
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848	477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768	1266
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.234	4.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.967	8.674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.034	0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.155	14.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.958	69.896
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1879
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1879
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3315

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD A10-5700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Trinity
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	October 2012
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
Place in performance rating	1716	1727
Price now	$209.43
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	19.33
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	192 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 Million	1178 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Spire (LED)
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)