Duron 900 vs Ryzen 7 3800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3800X and Duron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking495not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Duron
Power efficiency13.11no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Spitfire (2000−2001)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3800X and Duron 900 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz0.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data200 MT/s
Multiplierno data9
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)64 KB
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million25 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3800X and Duron 900 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4A
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt40 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Duron 900. 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 3800X and Duron 900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size128 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 2 April 2001
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 7 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 40 Watt

Ryzen 7 3800X has an age advantage of 18 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 2471.4% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 900, on the other hand, has 162.5% lower power consumption.

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