AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 65% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 45 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
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1082
  • 8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17518 vs 2131
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7046 vs 5037
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 April 2018 vs January 2010
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET 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 2421 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 17518 vs 2131
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7046 vs 5037

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1715 vs 1057
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1715 vs 1057

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2421
1082
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17518
2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1057
1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7046
5037
Name AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 17518 2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1057 1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7046 5037
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 Phenom II X4 910e

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Deneb
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 19 April 2018 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $157
OPN PIB YD270XBGAFBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1578 1609
Price now $309.89 $156.99
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 16.13 6.12
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.7 GHz
Die size 209.78 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 12 nm FinFET 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 85°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16
Transistor count 4940 Million 758 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Prism with RGB LED

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)