Ryzen 3 3300 vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 3 3300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking787not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency9.82no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 3 3300 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads16no data
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 million4800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 3 3300 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 3 3300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
XFR+-
SenseMI+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 3 3300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 3 3300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 3 3300.

PCIe versionn/ano data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 50 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700X has 33.3% more physical cores.

Ryzen 3 3300, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 90% lower power consumption.

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