AMD Ryzen 7 9700F vs Ryzen 7 260
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We compared two 8-core CPUs: the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (desktop) against the 3.8 GHz Ryzen 7 260 (laptop). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
- Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer - released 8 months later
- 36% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3379 vs 2488 points
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 260
- Supports up to 256 GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM
- Includes an integrated GPU Radeon 780M
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (117th and 184th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1470 MB/sec | 1040 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 118.7 Klines/sec | 104 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 311.6 pages/sec | 248.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 474.9 Mpixels/sec | 368.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 357.7 pages/sec | 263.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 77.5 images/sec | 61.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 128.8 images/sec | 105.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25.9 Mpixels/sec | 23.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 96.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 59.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 76M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 42.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 20.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 351 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 1213 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 26.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17.8 PPW | 16.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 246.5 PPW | 236.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 519.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 3.82 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
No benchmark results yet
AMD Ryzen 7 260
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 -> Ard57 | Cinebench 2026 | 510 / 3450 |
| 📘 2026-06-08 (johndoe) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2649 / 12830 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and Ryzen 7 260General
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | September 16, 2025 | January 7, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | 9700F | - |
| Integrated GPU | No | Radeon 780M |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (22nd and 58th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 35-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 88 W | - |
| Socket | AM5 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
| Die Size | 70.6 mm² | - |
Desktop CPU ranking (#41st place)
Laptop processors ranking (#90th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Radeon 780M |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 2700 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 768 |
| TMUs | - | 48 |
| ROPs | - | 32 |
| Execution Units | - | 12 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - LPDDR5X-7500 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F official page | AMD Ryzen 7 260 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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