AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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
5,424

Rank #536

5,792
5,424

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 6.4% (Rank #325 vs #536)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,916

Rank #302

vs
5,633

Rank #466

5,916
5,633

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 4.8% (Rank #302 vs #466)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,605

Rank #352

vs
5,111

Rank #562

5,605
5,111

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 8.8% (Rank #352 vs #562)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,980

Rank #398

vs
4,712

Rank #633

4,980
4,712

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 5.4% (Rank #398 vs #633)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,291

Rank #279

vs
4,843

Rank #516

5,291
4,843

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 8.5% (Rank #279 vs #516)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,890

Rank #476

vs
4,684

Rank #768

4,890
4,684

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 4.2% (Rank #476 vs #768)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Ryzen 5 2500X Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
3,600 MHz
+2.7%
Clock Multiplier
37x
36x
+2.7%
L1 Cache
768 KB
384 KB
+50%
L2 Cache
4 MiB
2 MiB
+50%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
8 MiB
+50%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
64 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
44 GB/s
0%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
12 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Ryzen 5 2500X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen Ryzen
Series 2000 Ryzen
Model Number 2700X 2500X
Microarchitecture Zen+ Zen+
Core Name Pinnacle Pinnacle
Core Family 23 23
Core Model 8 8
Socket Socket Socket
Package µOPGA-1331 µOPGA-1331
Chipset Promontory Promontory
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
ECC Support Yes Yes
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $329.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD
Ryzen 5 2500X
AMD

Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
Ryzen
Ryzen 5 2500X
Ryzen

Series

Ryzen 7 2700X
2000
Ryzen 5 2500X
Ryzen

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700X
2700X
Ryzen 5 2500X
2500X

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700X
Zen+
Ryzen 5 2500X
Zen+

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700X
Pinnacle
Ryzen 5 2500X
Pinnacle

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
23
Ryzen 5 2500X
23

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700X
8
Ryzen 5 2500X
8

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700X
Socket
Ryzen 5 2500X
Socket

Package

Ryzen 7 2700X
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 5 2500X
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700X
Promontory
Ryzen 5 2500X
Promontory

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700X
DDR4-2933
Ryzen 5 2500X
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700X
Yes
Ryzen 5 2500X
Yes

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700X
$329.00
Ryzen 5 2500X
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700X
No
Ryzen 5 2500X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Ryzen 5 2500X
Process 12 nm 12 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 213 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 4.80 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 7 2700X
12 nm
Ryzen 5 2500X
12 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700X
213 mm²
Ryzen 5 2500X
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700X
4.80 billion
Ryzen 5 2500X
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700X
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 5 2500X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700X
CMOS
Ryzen 5 2500X
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700X
64-bit
Ryzen 5 2500X
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 2500X
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700X Ryzen 5 2500X
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