A6-4455M vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.26
+1873%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms A6-4455M by a whopping 1873% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and A6-4455M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7602851
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.06no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD A-Series
Power efficiency9.832.78
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and A6-4455M 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB92 KB
L2 cache4096 KB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache16384 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size213 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and A6-4455M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and A6-4455M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3+
AVX++
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and A6-4455M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and A6-4455M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4unknown Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon HD 7500G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and A6-4455M.

PCIe versionn/ano data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 10.26
+1873%
A6-4455M 0.52

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 15668
+1876%
A6-4455M 793

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 1100
+382%
A6-4455M 228

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 5637
+1767%
A6-4455M 302

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 4662
+176%
A6-4455M 1689

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 31950
+1128%
A6-4455M 2601

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9076
+568%
A6-4455M 1359

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 4.89
+1164%
A6-4455M 61.8

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 17
+1871%
A6-4455M 1

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 1.73
+179%
A6-4455M 0.62

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9
+1655%
A6-4455M 0.5

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 3728
+331%
A6-4455M 865

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.  

Ryzen 7 1700X 90
+1472%
A6-4455M 6

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.  

Ryzen 7 1700X 180
+487%
A6-4455M 31

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 7 1700X 19631
+620%
A6-4455M 2728

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.26 0.52
Recency 22 February 2017 15 May 2012
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700X has a 1873.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

A6-4455M, on the other hand, has 458.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4455M in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop processor while A6-4455M is a notebook one.


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