Ryzen 7 9700X vs Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Ryzen 7 9700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.31
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data33.97
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Ryzen 7 9700X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size220 mm270.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors154 million8,315 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Ryzen 7 9700X 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
SocketAM2AM5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Ryzen 7 9700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Ryzen 7 9700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Ryzen 7 9700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Ryzen 7 9700X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 7 9700X has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.

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