Ryzen 7 2700 vs FX-8370E

Primary details

Comparing FX-8370E and Ryzen 7 2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1567	775
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.61	8.63
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	3.33	14.39
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 2700 has 1315% better value for money than FX-8370E.

Detailed specifications

FX-8370E 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	315 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8370E 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3+	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8370E and Ryzen 7 2700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8370E and Ryzen 7 2700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8370E and Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8370E and Ryzen 7 2700.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.47	10.26
Recency	2 September 2014	19 April 2018
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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