AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Phenom II X2 B53 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 1700X

AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 1161
13.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15668 vs 1137
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 3215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs October 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 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)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101 vs 1161
PassMark - CPU mark	15668 vs 1137
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6027 vs 3215

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1865 vs 896

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1865 vs 896

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 B53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2101

1161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15668

1137

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

896

1865

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6027

3215

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	AMD Phenom II X2 B53
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101	1161
PassMark - CPU mark	15668	1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	896	1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6027	3215
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 Phenom II X2 B53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Callisto
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$399
OPN PIB	YD170XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray	YD170XBCM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1647	1630
Price now	$199.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	21.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
Die size	192 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 Million	758 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)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
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™)