Athlon II X3 405e vs Core i7-7800X

Primary Details

Comparing Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	831	2430
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	7.14	4.58
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Rana (2009−2011)
Release date	30 May 2017 (6 years ago)	October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$389	$80
Current price	$291 (0.7x MSRP)	$25 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-7800X has 56% better value for money than Athlon II X3 405e.

Detailed Specifications

Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	12	3
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	169 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	77 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7800X and Athlon II X3 405e.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	28	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i7-7800X outperforms Athlon II X3 405e by 865% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	8.20	0.85
Physical cores	6	3
Threads	12	3
Cost	$389	$80
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt

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