Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 7 2700

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 2700
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.88
+250%
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms Athlon 3000G by a whopping 250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7841681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.705.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Athlon
Power efficiency14.387.62
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)21 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 2700 has 65% better value for money than Athlon 3000G.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700 and Athlon 3000G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3235
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors4,800 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and Athlon 3000G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
PowerNow-+
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes206

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 2700 9.88
+250%
Athlon 3000G 2.82

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 2700 15696
+251%
Athlon 3000G 4476

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 2700 1119
+17.1%
Athlon 3000G 956

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 2700 5525
+182%
Athlon 3000G 1958

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.88 2.82
Recency 19 April 2018 21 November 2019
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700 has a 250.4% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 2700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 3000G in performance tests.


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