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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X at 4 MB, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X at 8 MB, 50% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. L3 Cache splits them by another 50%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. They match on 8 other specifications, including form factor, core/thread count and market segment. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scores 309 against 144 for the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, a lead of 53%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Product Line | Ryzen 7 | Ryzen |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 2700X | 9700X |
| Codename | Pinnacle Ridge | Granite Ridge |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 8 Core / 16 Thread |
| TDP | 105 W | 65 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 16MB L3 + 4MB L2 + 768KB L1 | 32MB L3 + 8MB L2 + 640KB L1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.3 GHz / 3.7 GHz | 5.5 GHz / 3.8 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | Current |
| Process Node | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.3 GHz | 5.5 |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB-50% | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB-50% | 32 MB |
| Base Power | 105 W | 65 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 105 W | 88 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Max Memory Speed | 2933 MT/s | 5600 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | false | true |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | 3.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20-17% | 24 |
| Launch MSRP | $329 | 359 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Boxed Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Ryzen 7 |
| CPU Process Node | 12 Nanometers | 4 Nanometers (TSMC) |
| Architecture | Zen+, Ryzen 2000 Series | Zen 5, Ryzen 9000 Series |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-5600 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.