AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7700

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	14 Jan 2023 vs 27 Sep 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Around 2% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4197 vs 4068
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35955 vs 34630
Around 5% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8965 vs 8542

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4197 vs 4068
PassMark - CPU mark	35955 vs 34630
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8965 vs 8542

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4068

4197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34630

35955

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

8542

8965

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7700	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	4068	4197
PassMark - CPU mark	34630	35955
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8542	8965

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7700	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4	Zen 4
Launch date	14 Jan 2023	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$399
OPN Tray	100-000000592	100-000000591
Place in performance rating	251	212
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Die size	70 mm²	70 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61 °C	61 °C
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	5.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	6570 million	6570 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR5-5200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	24
PCI Express revision	5.0	5.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)