Ryzen 9 9950X vs Athlon 64 FX-70

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated58
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data65.14
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data23.24
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release dateNovember 2006 (18 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speedno data4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size235 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors227 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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
SocketFAM5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 170 Watt

Athlon 64 FX-70 has 36% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-70 and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.


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