Ryzen 7 2700 — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Ryzen 7 2700?
At 1080p (Very High), the Ryzen 7 2700 averages 295 fps in Rainbow Six Siege, per Gamers Nexus. In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 15,605 points, per PassMark Software.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Ryzen 7 2700 is a processor from the Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge) family released in 2018 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 8 cores / 16 threads, boost clock of 4.1 GHz, 65W TDP. It launched with a $299 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current Amazon listings. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, 6 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Ryzen 7 2700, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Six Siege | 1080p | Very High | 295 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2023-12-07 | |
| F1 23 | 1080p | High | 177 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2023-12-07 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Medium | 88 fps | 60 fps | Gamers Nexus 2023-12-07 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | 1080p | Medium | 88 fps | 60 fps | Gamers Nexus 2023-11-16 | |
| Starfield | 1080p | Low | 52 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2023-12-07 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1080p | Medium | 51 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2023-12-07 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 15,605 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-13 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 8,946 points | GadgetVersus 2022-06-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 5,518 points | HardwareDB 2023-06-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 5,454 points | CpuTronic 2023-06-01 | |
| PassMark Single-Thread | 2,171 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-13 | |
| PassMark Single Thread Mark | 2,170 points | PassMark Software 2026-07-11 | |
| PassMark Single Thread | 2,170 points | PassMark Software 2026-08-25 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,116 points | HardwareDB 2023-06-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,108 points | CpuTronic 2023-06-01 | |
| Cinebench R23 single | 1,057 points | GadgetVersus 2022-06-01 |
Full Specifications
| pcie | PCIe 3.0 |
|---|---|
| cores | 8 |
| tdp w | 65 |
| socket | AM4 |
| threads | 16 |
| codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| unlocked | true |
| process nm | 12 |
| l2 cache mb | 4 |
| l3 cache mb | 16 |
| architecture | Zen+ |
| base clock ghz | 3.2 |
| memory support | DDR4-2933 |
| boost clock ghz | 4.1 |
| includes cooler | Wraith Spire |
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