Ryzen 7 9700X vs Athlon Neo X2 L325
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen 7 9700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 207 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon Neo | no data |
| Architecture codename | Congo (2009) | Granite Ridge (2024) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 8 August 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Neo X2 L325 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,315 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Neo X2 L325 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | ASB1 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen 7 9700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization Technology | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen 7 9700X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen 7 9700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen 7 9700X.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 8 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon Neo X2 L325 has 261.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 9700X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen 7 9700X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon Neo X2 L325 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 9700X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen 7 9700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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