AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 3
• Around 61% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 8x 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 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 2991

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

• Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1302 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	848 1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	5768 2991

Compare specifications (specs)