Pentium D1517 vs Ryzen 7 8700G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium D1517 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 278 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 44.95 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 29.14 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (2023−2024) | no data |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year 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 8700G 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 | 4.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8700G 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM5 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G 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 8700G 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 8700G 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 8700G and Pentium D1517. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium D1517.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 1 October 2015 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8700G has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium D1517, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium D1517. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Pentium D1517 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium D1517, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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