Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.27
+654%
Pentium G3420
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.23

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 outperforms Pentium G3420 by a whopping 654% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8292328
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency13.502.16
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$252

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory-1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency-1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+
VGA-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-11.1/12
OpenGL-4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Pentium G3420.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 9.27
+654%
Pentium G3420 1.23

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 14717
+655%
Pentium G3420 1949

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 1036
+78.3%
Pentium G3420 581

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 5214
+433%
Pentium G3420 978

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.27 1.23
Recency 29 June 2017 1 September 2013
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 53 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 has a 653.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium G3420, on the other hand, has 22.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G3420 is a desktop one.


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