Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	713	2499
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.91	1.55
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$216 (0.5x MSRP)	$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700X has 539% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E8500.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500 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	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.17 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16384 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	192 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500 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	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500. 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	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued
XFR	+	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500. 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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E8500.

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 1151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.13	0.81
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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