Athlon 1266 vs Ryzen 4700S
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cardinal (2021) | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 26 June 2021 (4 years ago) | 21 March 2001 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 4700S and Athlon 1266 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.27 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 308 mm2 | 120 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,600 million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 4700S and Athlon 1266 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 | AMD BGA 2197 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 66 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 4700S and Athlon 1266. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 4700S and Athlon 1266. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Depends on motherboard | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 4700S and Athlon 1266.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 June 2021 | 21 March 2001 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 66 Watt |
Ryzen 4700S has an age advantage of 20 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 2471% more advanced lithography process, and 2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 4700S and AMD Athlon 1266. We've got no test results to judge.
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