Pentium III 500E vs Ryzen 7 9700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 9700X and Pentium III 500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking222not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation53.38no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency33.98no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)Coppermine (1999−2001)
Release date8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)25 October 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$359$239

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 9700X and Pentium III 500E 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.5 GHz0.5 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)32 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nm180 nm
Die size70.6 mm2106 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors8,315 million28 million
64 bit support+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 9700X and Pentium III 500E 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 configuration12
SocketAM5370
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Pentium III 500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Pentium III 500E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Pentium III 500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Pentium III 500E.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 August 2024 25 October 1999
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 4 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 13 Watt

Ryzen 7 9700X has an age advantage of 24 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 4400% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 500E, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

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