Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Place in the ranking	715	2784
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	9.62	0.50
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Toledo (2006)
Release date	19 September 2018 (6 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 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	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1000 MHz
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	12 nm	90 nm
Die size	192 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 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)	no data
Socket	Socket AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.10	0.60
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	12 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	110 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X has a 1750% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 4.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.