Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary vs Pentium III 866

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium III 866 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameCoppermine T (2000)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date20 March 2000 (24 years ago)29 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium III 866 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed0.87 GHz4.35 GHz
L1 cache32 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm12 nm
Die size106 mm2192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors28 million4,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium III 866 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary 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 configuration21
Socket370AM4
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium III 866 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary. 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 Pentium III 866 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium III 866 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 March 2000 29 April 2019
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 180 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 105 Watt

Pentium III 866 has 288.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 19 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium III 866 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary. We've got no test results to judge.


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