Athlon 700 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 723 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.63 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 19 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 29 November 1999 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $849 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 0.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700 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 | Socket AM4 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 34 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 September 2018 | 29 November 1999 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 34 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X has an age advantage of 18 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 700, on the other hand, has 208.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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