Pentium P6300 vs Ryzen 7 1700

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.32
+1658%
Pentium P6300
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Pentium P6300 by a whopping 1658% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8222873
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Pentium
Power efficiency13.561.43
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed3 GHz2.27 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz0.27 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier3017
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size192 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA3+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video-+
Graphics max frequency-667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 1700 9.32
+1658%
Pentium P6300 0.53

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 1700 14808
+1676%
Pentium P6300 834

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.32 0.53
Recency 2 March 2017 9 January 2011
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700 has a 1658.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium P6300, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 1700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6300 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700 is a desktop processor while Pentium P6300 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700 and Pentium P6300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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