AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs 27 Sep 2022
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 5 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4199 vs 3948
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35994 vs 31789
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 95°C
L3 cache 32 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4199 vs 3948
PassMark - CPU mark 35994 vs 31789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3948
4199
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
31789
35994
Name AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3948 4199
PassMark - CPU mark 31789 35994
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8965

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $399
Place in performance rating 163 214
Architecture codename Zen 4
OPN Tray 100-000000591
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 4.2 GHz 4.5 GHz
Die size 178 mm² 70 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 8 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 5 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 5.4 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Transistor count 25,000 million 6570 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5-5200
Max memory channels 2

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM5 AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 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™)