Athlon MP 1800+ vs Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | AMD Athlon MP |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 29 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 15 October 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $302 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 1.53 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 37 | 11.5 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+ 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) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 66 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 April 2019 | 15 October 2001 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 66 Watt |
Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition has an age advantage of 17 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon MP 1800+, on the other hand, has 59.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition is a desktop processor while Athlon MP 1800+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Athlon MP 1800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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