Ryzen 7 4700G vs Ryzen 7 1700X

General info

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 4700G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	683	520
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	11.00	31.63
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years old)	21 July 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$230 (0.6x MSRP)	$289

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 4700G has 188% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 4700G 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	16	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	192 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 4700G 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	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 4700G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	no data
AVX	+	+
XFR	+	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 4700G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 4700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 4700G.

PCIe version	n/a	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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.

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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.

Ryzen 7 4700G outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 29% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	10.13	13.02
Recency	2 March 2017	21 July 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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