Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.24
+4300%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.21

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 4300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8343240
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.72no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Pentium 4
Power efficiency13.560.23
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s400 MHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cache16384 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm130 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA3-
AVX+-
SenseMI+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0.

PCIe versionn/ano data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


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.

Ryzen 7 1700 9.24
+4300%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 0.21

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 1700 8335
+928%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 811

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 1700 6
+1517%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 97

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.24 0.21
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700 has a 4300% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 1700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.


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