AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 5700X

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 85°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm FinFET
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3384 vs 2418
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26631 vs 17489
Around 43% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6885 vs 4802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 19 April 2018
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 85°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm FinFET
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384 vs 2418
PassMark - CPU mark	26631 vs 17489
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6885 vs 4802

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3384

2418

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26631

17489

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6885

4802

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384	2418
PassMark - CPU mark	26631	17489
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6885	4802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1057
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7046
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 5700X	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen+
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$329
OPN PIB	100-100000926WOF	YD270XBGAFBOX
OPN Tray	100-000000926
Place in performance rating	533	1581
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$309.89
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		16.13
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	81 mm²	209.78 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	85°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	4150 million	4940 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Prism with RGB LED
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)