Ryzen 9 7950X vs Pentium D 840

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	66
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	21.97
Architecture codename	Smithfield (2005)	Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date	May 2005 (19 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	2 (Dual-core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	28 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Die size	206 mm2	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	169 million	13140 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	2	1
Socket	PLGA775	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	170 Watt

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