A8-3820 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and A8-3820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	714	2124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.66	0.07
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$236	$32

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has 15129% better value for money than A8-3820.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and A8-3820 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	228 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and A8-3820 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)	1
Socket	AM4	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and A8-3820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and A8-3820 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and A8-3820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon HD 6550D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and A8-3820.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 1700X outperforms A8-3820 by 616% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.09	1.41
Recency	29 June 2017	20 December 2011
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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