AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD FX-4350

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and AMD FX-4350 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 55% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 61.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm SOI
  • 4x 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 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2177 vs 1605
  • 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15679 vs 3285
  • Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 940 vs 572
  • 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6255 vs 1589
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 April 2018 vs April 2013
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 768 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2177 vs 1605
PassMark - CPU mark 15679 vs 3285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 940 vs 572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6255 vs 1589

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4350

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 2700
CPU 2: AMD FX-4350

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2177
1605
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15679
3285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
940
572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6255
1589
Name AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD FX-4350
PassMark - Single thread mark 2177 1605
PassMark - CPU mark 15679 3285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 940 572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6255 1589
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.727
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.54

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD FX-4350

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Vishera
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date 19 April 2018 April 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $299
OPN PIB YD2700BBAFBOX FD4350FRHKBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1335 2644
Price now $265.99 $129.99
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 16.67 12.09
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OPN Tray FD4350FRW4KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Die size 213 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 95°C 61.10°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 4940 Million 1200 million
Unlocked
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 1866 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 125 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire with RGB LED

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 n / a

Advanced Technologies

AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)