AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Phenom II X4 805

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Phenom II X4 805 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

AMD Phenom II X4 805

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1017
7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14813 vs 1959
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 4456

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs February 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001 vs 1017
PassMark - CPU mark	14813 vs 1959
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768 vs 4456

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 805

Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1572 vs 848

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1572 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 805

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2001

1017

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14813

1959

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

1572

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5768

4456

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD Phenom II X4 805
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001	1017
PassMark - CPU mark	14813	1959
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848	1572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768	4456
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD Phenom II X4 805
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Deneb
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$174
OPN PIB	YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray	YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1716	1729
Price now	$209.43	$173.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	19.33	5.07
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	192 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 Million	758 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Spire (LED)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)