,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Ryzen 9 3900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900 and ,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	259	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.85	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)	AMD,200g Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	24 September 2019 (4 years ago)	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329
Current price	$403	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900 and ,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 74 mm2	213 mm2
Number of transistors	7,600 million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900 and ,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700 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	no data
Socket	AM4	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and ,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and ,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and ,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and ,200g AMD Ryzen 7 1700.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 September 2019	22 February 2017
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm

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