Xeon Phi 7290 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1006	876
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	5.48	1.75
Designer	AMD	Intel
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	Intel
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Knights Landing (2016)
Release date	2 March 2017 (8 years ago)	20 June 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Phi 7290 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)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	16	288
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Phi 7290 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	3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	245 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Phi 7290. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Phi 7290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Phi 7290 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 Phi 7290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
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 Xeon Phi 7290.

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

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.37	10.10
Recency	2 March 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	8	72
Threads	16	288
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	245 Watt

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