Athlon 750 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 778 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.77 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 29 November 1999 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $799 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 0.75 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR1 |
| 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 | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 29 November 1999 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has an age advantage of 17 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 750, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 750 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Athlon 750, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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