PRO A10-8770 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X outperforms PRO A10-8770 by a whopping 337% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 760 | 1793 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) | October 2016 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | - | 6 |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | n/a |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | - | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.13 | 2.32 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has a 336.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
PRO A10-8770, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A10-8770 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is a server/workstation processor while PRO A10-8770 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and PRO A10-8770, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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