AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs B99: comparison

Comparison of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and B99: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X has more cores (8 vs 4), more threads (16 vs 4) and a higher base clock (3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz).

Both processors match on: TDP (95 W).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700XB99
Cores / threads 8 / 16 4 / 4
Max boost clock 4.1 GHz —
L3 cache 16 MB —
TDP 95 W 95 W
Process 12 nm —

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X B99
General
Codename Pinnacle Ridge Phenom
Segment Desktop Desktop
Product line AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Product family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors AMD Phenom
Process 12 nm —
Unlocked for overclocking No No
Operating system support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit —
Recommended cooling Wraith Spire —
CPU
Cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Base clock 3.6 GHz 3.3 GHz
Max boost clock 4.1 GHz —
L1 cache 768 KB —
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB —
TDP 95 W 95 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4 —
Memory channels 2 —
Max memory speed 2.933 GHz —
Graphics
Has integrated graphics No No
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 —
Package and thermal
Sockets supported AM4 AM3
TJUNCTION 95 °C —
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD GuardMI Technology, DASH 1.2 —
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) YD27BXBAM88AF HDXB99WFK4DGM
Product ID (MPK) YD27BXBAAFMPK —
Bundled cooler Not included —

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