AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,792

Rank #325

vs
3,973

Rank #1,915

5,792
3,973

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 31.4% (Rank #325 vs #1915)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,916

Rank #302

vs
3,935

Rank #1,816

5,916
3,935

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 33.5% (Rank #302 vs #1816)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,605

Rank #352

vs
4,029

Rank #2,054

5,605
4,029

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 28.1% (Rank #352 vs #2054)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,980

Rank #398

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,291

Rank #279

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,890

Rank #476

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Diff
Cores
8
2
+75%
Threads
16
2
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
2,600 MHz
+29.7%
Clock Multiplier
37x
14x
+63.5%
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
4 MiB
--
L3 Cache
16 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
65 nm
81.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2700X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle Brisbane
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket Socket AM2
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 --
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $329.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
AMD

Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
Ryzen
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Series

Ryzen 7 2700X
2000
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700X
2700X
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700X
Zen+
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700X
Pinnacle
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Brisbane

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
23
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700X
8
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700X
Socket
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Socket AM2

Package

Ryzen 7 2700X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700X
Promontory
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700X
DDR4-2933
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700X
Yes
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700X
$329.00
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700X
No
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Process 12 nm 65 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 126 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 2700X
12 nm
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700X
213 mm²
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
126 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700X
4.80 billion
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700X
GlobalFoundries
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700X
CMOS
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700X
64-bit
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700X Athlon 64 X2 5200+
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64