AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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
- 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 170 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 170 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
- 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
- Around 10% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 5.1 GHz
- Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4251 vs 3941
- Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51639 vs 31760
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 12 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 16 |
Maximum frequency | 5.6 GHz vs 5.1 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C vs 95°C |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 12 MB vs 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 16 MB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 4251 vs 3941 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 51639 vs 31760 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3941 | 4251 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 31760 | 51639 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 12732 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 8 Jan 2024 | 27 Sep 2022 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $549 |
Place in performance rating | 165 | 88 |
Architecture codename | Zen 4 | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000589 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Die size | 178 mm² | 70 mm² |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 12 MB |
L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 64 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 100 °C |
Maximum frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 12 |
Number of threads | 16 | 24 |
Transistor count | 25,000 million | 13140 million |
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Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 47 °C | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-5200 |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM5 | AM5 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) | |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | |
PCI Express revision | 5.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |