Ryzen 7 2700 vs Phenom II X4 955 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 955 BE and Ryzen 7 2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated785
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.71
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data14.38
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date23 April 2009 (15 years ago)13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 955 BE and Ryzen 7 2700 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache128 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size258 mm2213 mm2
Number of transistors758 million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 955 BE and Ryzen 7 2700 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Ryzen 7 2700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Ryzen 7 2700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Ryzen 7 2700.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 April 2009 13 April 2018
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700 has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

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