Ryzen 9 9900X vs Ryzen 7 8700GE

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700GE and Ryzen 9 9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.34
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data27.22
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700GE and Ryzen 9 9900X 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700GE and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 configuration11
SocketAM5AM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700GE and Ryzen 9 9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700GE and Ryzen 9 9900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700GE and Ryzen 9 9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700GE and Ryzen 9 9900X.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2024

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 18.31 1.98
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700GE has 824.7% faster integrated GPU, and 242.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9900X, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

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