AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Athlon II X4 638 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 1700X

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
• Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70.10°C
• 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 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2102 vs 1163
• 7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15661 vs 2250
• Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 4651

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1654 vs 896

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2102 1163
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	15661 2250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	896 1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	6027 4651

Compare specifications (specs)