Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Athlon 64 3800+ (F3)

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated68
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.78
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data31.03
Architecture codenameOrleans (2007−2009)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release dateFebruary 2007 (17 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads132
Base clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rateno data64K (per core)
L1 cache128K1024 KB
L2 cache512K16 MB
L3 cacheno data128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size103.1 mm271+71+122 mm
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C47 °C
Number of transistors154 million13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM2AM5
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 16
Threads 1 32
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 120 Watt

Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) has 103.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D, on the other hand, has 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 3800+ (F3) and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. We've got no test results to judge.


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