AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Athlon X4 970

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Athlon X4 970 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 2700X

AMD Athlon X4 970

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1616
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17517 vs 3472

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 April 2018 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2421 vs 1616
PassMark - CPU mark	17517 vs 3472

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2421

1616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17517

3472

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	AMD Athlon X4 970
PassMark - Single thread mark	2421	1616
PassMark - CPU mark	17517	3472
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1057
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7046
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4802
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	61.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.816

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	AMD Athlon X4 970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	19 April 2018	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$329
OPN PIB	YD270XBGAFBOX	AD970XAUABBOX
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1576	1577
Price now	$309.89
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors	AMD Athlon X4
Value for money (0-100)	16.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		AD970XAUM44AB
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	209.78 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4940 Million	1178 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Prism with RGB LED
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
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™)