Athlon X2 L310 vs Ryzen 7 8700G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 269 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 46.83 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (2023−2024) | Conesus (2009) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM5 | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 13 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 13 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8700G has an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon X2 L310, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Athlon X2 L310 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon X2 L310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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