Ryzen 9 7900X vs Athlon 1400

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 1400 and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated124
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data18.10
Architecture codenameThunderbird C (2000−2001)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release dateJune 2001 (23 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 1400 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speedno data4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm5 nm
Die size120 mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistors37 millionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 1400 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 configuration11
SocketAAM5
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 1400 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 1400 and Ryzen 9 7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 1400 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 1400 and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 180 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 170 Watt

Athlon 1400 has 136.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 3500% more advanced lithography process.

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