Pentium III 866 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium III 866 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking65not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency13.43no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Coppermine T (2000)
Release date25 November 2019 (4 years ago)20 March 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium III 866 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads641
Base clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz0.87 GHz
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache96K (per core)32 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB
L3 cache128 MB0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data106 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors19,200 million28 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium III 866 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)2
SocketTR4370
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium III 866. 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 Threadripper 3970X and Pentium III 866 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium III 866. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelno data
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 November 2019 20 March 2000
Physical cores 32 1
Threads 64 1
Chip lithography 7 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 27 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has an age advantage of 19 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 2471.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 866, on the other hand, has 937% lower power consumption.

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