AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
The 8-core, 16-thread top of the Zen+ stack: 105 W, a 4.3 GHz boost, and the Wraith Prism cooler included for $329. On the 2026 used market it is a cheap 16-thread rendering and transcoding box, but it loses to a 6-core Zen 3 in games.
Pros
- 8 cores / 16 threads for $329 at launch, against Intel's 6-core i7-8700K at the same money
- 4.3 GHz boost — the highest-clocked Zen+ desktop part
- Wraith Prism RGB cooler in the box, adequate for stock operation
- XFR2 and Precision Boost Overdrive raise all-core clocks automatically on boards with strong VRMs
- Official DDR4-2933 and an unlocked multiplier for manual tuning
Cons
- 105 W TDP with a 142 W package power limit, and it will pull that under all-core load
- PCIe 3.0 only — no Gen4 SSD support
- Not supported on B550 or A520 boards
- Gaming performance trails a Ryzen 5 5600 that costs about the same used
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
General
- Announced
- 2018
- Socket
- AM4
- Process
- 12 nm
- Base TDP
- 105 W
- Max turbo power
- 142 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 3.7 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.3 GHz
- L2 cache
- 4 MB
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2933
- Max memory
- 64 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 24
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,255
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 6,600
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,120
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 10,500
- PassMark
- 17,600
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X earns an Inno Score of 36/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 8-core, 16-thread top of the Zen+ stack: 105 W, a 4.3 GHz boost, and the Wraith Prism cooler included for $329. On the 2026 used market it is a cheap 16-thread rendering and transcoding box, but it loses to a 6-core Zen 3 in games.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 4.3 GHz · Socket: AM4
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i7-8700K, Intel Core i7-8700 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.