Athlon II X4 631 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by a whopping 636% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 984 | 2535 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.97 | 1.29 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 17 August 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon II X4 631 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon II X4 631 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 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon II X4 631. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon II X4 631 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon II X4 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon II X4 631.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-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
| Performance score | 8.83 | 1.20 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 17 August 2011 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has a 635.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 5.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II X4 631 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 631 is a desktop one.
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