Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Ryzen 7 9850X3D
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 9850X3D outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 269 | 1006 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 8.58 | 3.95 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Granite Ridge (2024−2026) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 2026 (recently) | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 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 | 4.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 96 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 70.6 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 8,315 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X. 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 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.37 | 8.89 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 7 9850X3D has a 174.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X, on the other hand, has 26.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is a server/workstation one.
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