Athlon MP 2800+ vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Athlon MP 2800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	815	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.02	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Athlon MP
Power efficiency	13.58	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	K7 (2000−2004)
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	6 May 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$275

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus type	no data	FSB
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	266 MT/s
Multiplier	30	16
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	16384 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Die size	213 mm2	101 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	54 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Athlon MP 2800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Athlon MP 2800+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Athlon MP 2800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Athlon MP 2800+.

PCIe version	n/a	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 February 2017	6 May 2003
Physical cores	8	1
Threads	16	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt

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