Ryzen 3 1300 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Ryzen 3 1300 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	3.89	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)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Ryzen 3 1300 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Ryzen 3 1300 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)	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Ryzen 3 1300. 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 Ryzen 3 1300 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 Ryzen 3 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
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 Ryzen 3 1300.

PCIe version	n/a	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2017	11 April 2017
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4

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