Pentium 4 506 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506 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	4.22	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)	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	16	1
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	16384 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	213 mm2	109 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	68 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	125 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.25V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506 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	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506. 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	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506. 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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium 4 506.

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

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	1
Threads	16	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt

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