Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking822not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.94no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency13.56no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache768 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die size192 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) 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)1
SocketAM4AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W). 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 Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W). 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 Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W).

PCIe versionn/ano data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

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