AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 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 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 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
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2102 vs 1082
  • 7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15661 vs 2131
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 5037
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 March 2017 vs January 2010
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 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 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2102 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 15661 vs 2131
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6027 vs 5037

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1715 vs 896
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1715 vs 896

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2102
1082
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15661
2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
896
1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6027
5037
Name AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark 2102 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 15661 2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 896 1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6027 5037
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 54.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.361

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Deneb
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 2 March 2017 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $157
OPN PIB YD170XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray YD170XBCM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1615 1608
Price now $199.99 $156.99
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 21.56 6.12
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 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 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.6 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) 95 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

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™)