Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	685	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.81	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	29 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$329
Current price	$182 (0.4x MSRP)	$320 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	16384 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	213 mm2	213 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. 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	+	+
XFR	+	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 February 2017	29 April 2019
Cost	$499	$329
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	105 Watt

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