AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD FX-6130

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD FX-6130 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

AMD FX-6130

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1999 vs 1390
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14817 vs 4353

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs October 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 288 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1999 vs 1390
PassMark - CPU mark	14817 vs 4353

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6130

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	6144 KB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: AMD FX-6130

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1999

1390

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14817

4353

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD FX-6130
PassMark - Single thread mark	1999	1390
PassMark - CPU mark	14817	4353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3899
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 FX-6130
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zambezi
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	1677	1662
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	315 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	6144 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 Million	1200 million
Unlocked
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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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™)