Xeon 6746E vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E 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	3.96	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	13.58	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$5,929

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E 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)	112
Threads	16	112
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.7 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	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	16384 KB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E 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	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E. 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	+
TSX	-	+
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon 6746E.

PCIe version	n/a	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2017	3 June 2024
Physical cores	8	112
Threads	16	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	250 Watt

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