Core 2 Quad Q9400s vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	815	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.01	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	13.58	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	0.67 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1333 MHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16384 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	213 mm2	2x 82 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	456 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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 Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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 Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s.

PCIe version	n/a	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 February 2017	18 January 2009
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

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