Ryzen 7 3700X vs Core 2 Duo SP7700

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated513
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.20
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 DuoAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data20.65
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release dateno data27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Ryzen 7 3700X 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 data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cacheno data32 MB
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Number of transistorsno data19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Ryzen 7 3700X 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP7700 has 225% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 3700X, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Ryzen 7 3700X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SP7700 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop one.


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Intel Core 2 Duo SP7700
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