Athlon 600 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Athlon 600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking788not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency14.02no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)23 June 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$615

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Athlon 600 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 speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz0.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache768 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography12 nm180 nm
Die size213 mm2184 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Athlon 600 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
SocketSocket AM4A
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Athlon 600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Athlon 600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Athlon 600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Athlon 600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 September 2018 23 June 1999
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 12 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 has an age advantage of 19 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 600, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

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