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: 2101 vs 1163
- 7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15661 vs 2250
- Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 4651
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 March 2017 vs February 2012 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 70.10°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 32 nm |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 512 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2101 vs 1163 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 15661 vs 2250 |
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
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1654 vs 896 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638
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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 1700X | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2101 | 1163 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 15661 | 2250 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 896 | 1654 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6027 | 4651 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4244 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 23.993 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 54.736 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.172 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.392 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 13.361 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | AMD Athlon II X4 638 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Llano |
Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | AMD Athlon Processors |
Launch date | 2 March 2017 | February 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | |
OPN PIB | YD170XBCAEWOF | AD638XOJGXBOX |
OPN Tray | YD170XBCM88AE | AD638XOJZ43GX |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1614 | 1618 |
Price now | $199.99 | $26.49 |
Series | AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors | AMD Athlon II X4 |
Value for money (0-100) | 21.56 | 35.55 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
Die size | 192 mm | 228 mm |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 16 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 70.10°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Number of threads | 16 | 4 |
Transistor count | 4800 Million | 1178 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 | FM1 uPGA |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Not included | |
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™) |