Pentium D1517 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	508	not rated
Place by popularity	73	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.30	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	20.66	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	1 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517 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	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	32 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517 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	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
GPIO	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium D1517.

PCIe version	no data	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	+
UART	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 May 2019	1 October 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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