AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
• 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1182
• 12.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14814 vs 1171
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 2805

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

• Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
• 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2001 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	14814 1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	848 1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	5768 2805

Compare specifications (specs)