Ryzen 7 8700F vs Athlon X4 830

Place in the ranking	1966	284
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date	February 2015 (9 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	256K	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	245 mm²	178 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	1
Socket	FM2+	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 8700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 8700F are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-2133

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

Athlon X4 830 1.88

Ryzen 7 8700F 19.89
+958%

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.

Athlon X4 830 2901

Ryzen 7 8700F 30674
+957%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.88	19.89
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm

Ryzen 7 8700F has a 958% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 8700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 830 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 8700F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.