AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Athlon II X4 615e
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Athlon II X4 615e 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) 6 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 48% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 50% 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
- Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1037
- 7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14815 vs 2000
- Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 4427
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 March 2017 vs September 2010 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2001 vs 1037 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 14815 vs 2000 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5768 vs 4427 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 615e
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1539 vs 848
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1539 vs 848 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 615e
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | AMD Athlon II X4 615e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2001 | 1037 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 14815 | 2000 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 848 | 1539 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5768 | 4427 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3895 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 22.234 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 50.967 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.034 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.155 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 11.958 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | AMD Athlon II X4 615e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Propus |
Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
Launch date | 2 March 2017 | September 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $59 |
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 | 1739 |
Price now | $209.43 | $59 |
Series | AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 19.33 | 14.48 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3 GHz | |
Die size | 192 mm | 169 mm |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Number of threads | 16 | |
Transistor count | 4800 Million | 300 million |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Wraith Spire (LED) | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 x16 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |