Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition vs Pentium D 840

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Smithfield (2005)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	May 2005 (19 years ago)	29 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	28 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	12 nm
Die size	206 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	169 million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PLGA775	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 840 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt

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