Ryzen 7 7800X vs Phenom II X4 P960
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2809 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 1.49 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Zen 4 |
| Release date | 19 October 2010 (15 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P960 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 96 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 71+122 mm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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.
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Ryzen 7 7800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Ryzen 7 7800X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 120 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P960 has 380% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 7800X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD Phenom II X4 P960 and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 7800X is a desktop one.
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