Ryzen 7 2700 vs A8-7100

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.06
Ryzen 7 2700
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.16
+858%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by a whopping 858% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2328707
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.57
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299
Current price$422 $176 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm12 nm
Die size245 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors2410 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
FRTC1no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management+no data
VirusProtect+no data
HSA1no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphics-
iGPU core count4-
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics1-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12-
Vulkan1-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Ryzen 7 2700.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

A8-7100 1.06
Ryzen 7 2700 10.16
+858%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 858% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-7100 1642
Ryzen 7 2700 15708
+857%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 857% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-7100 301
Ryzen 7 2700 1112
+269%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 269% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-7100 757
Ryzen 7 2700 5486
+625%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 625% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A8-7100 1379
Ryzen 7 2700 4505
+227%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 227% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-7100 4134
Ryzen 7 2700 31385
+659%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 659% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-7100 2225
Ryzen 7 2700 9475
+326%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 326% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A8-7100 33.23
Ryzen 7 2700 5.14
+546%

A8-7100 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700 by 546% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A8-7100 2
Ryzen 7 2700 17
+849%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 849% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-7100 133
Ryzen 7 2700 1551
+1066%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 1066% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-7100 44
Ryzen 7 2700 161
+266%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 266% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A8-7100 0.55
Ryzen 7 2700 1.78
+224%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 224% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 1.1
Ryzen 7 2700 9
+757%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 757% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 1417
Ryzen 7 2700 4440
+213%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 213% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 11
Ryzen 7 2700 90
+712%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 712% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 56
Ryzen 7 2700 196
+250%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms A8-7100 by 250% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 10.16
Recency 4 June 2014 19 April 2018
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 7 2700 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7100 in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-7100 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 2700 is a desktop one.


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