Phenom II X4 960T BE vs Ryzen 7 1700X
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Phenom II X4 960T BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 713 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.91 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Zosma (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 2 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
| Current price | $216 (0.5x MSRP) | $88 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700X and Phenom II X4 960T BE 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 | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 346 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 904 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Phenom II X4 960T BE 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Phenom II X4 960T BE. 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 | + | no data |
| FMA | FMA3 | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| XFR | + | no data |
| SenseMI | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Phenom II X4 960T BE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Phenom II X4 960T BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | 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 Phenom II X4 960T BE.
| PCIe version | n/a | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 March 2017 | 1 June 2010 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 1700X and Phenom II X4 960T BE. We've got no test results to judge.
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