Pentium D 955 vs Ryzen 7 1700
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium D 955 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 816 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.87 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.58 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 2 March 2017 (7 years ago) | January 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium D 955 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 28 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 140 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium D 955 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 |
| Socket | AM4 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium D 955. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| SenseMI | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium D 955 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium D 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| 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 Pentium D 955.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen 7 1700 has 300% more physical cores, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium D 955. We've got no test results to judge.
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