Ryzen 7 8700F vs Pentium B915C

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.81
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data28.43
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$270

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F 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 data4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2048 KB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size131 mm2178 mm2
Number of transistors504 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F 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
SocketG2 (988B)AM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2012 1 April 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium B915C has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 8700F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium B915C and Ryzen 7 8700F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium B915C is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 8700F is a desktop one.


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