AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD FX-6330

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD FX-6330 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 2700X

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
• Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm
• 2.7x 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 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
• Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1531
• 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17518 vs 4433

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
CPU 2: AMD FX-6330

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2421 1531
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	17518 4433

Compare specifications (specs)