AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G

Last updated: 2024-04-17

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X2 255		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X2 255 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Athlon II X2 255 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 255 was released in Q1/2010. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G was released in Q2/2024.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8000G (14)
1	Generation	6
Propus	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X2 255 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 255 is 3.10 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G is at 4.20 GHz (5.10 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X2 255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
2	Cores	8
2	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.10 GHz	Frequency	4.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon II X2 255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
--	AI hardware	AMD Ryzen AI
--	AI specifications	AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology @ 16 TOPS

Internal Graphics The AMD Athlon II X2 255 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.90 GHz
--	GPU Generation	3
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X2 255 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
AMD Athlon II X2 255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR5-5200
16 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	8.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 255 is 65 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon II X2 255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 255 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.
AMD Athlon II X2 255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
45 nm	Technology	4 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
AM3	Socket	AM5 (LGA 1718)
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2010	Release date	Q2/2024
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 255 (21%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 255 (5%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	416 (21%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2014 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	792 (6%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	13217 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1172 (4%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	32036 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	104 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	986 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1833 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	18040 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2720 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	707 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	7061 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.90 GHz	4513 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	281 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 18,040 CB R23 MC @ 83 W	217 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	AMD Athlon II X2 255 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	16 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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