AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Athlon X4 870K

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X $449
AMD Athlon X4 870K
12 Cores
24 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.9GHz Clock
Socket
AM5
Socket
FM2+
iGPU
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
iGPU
No GPU
GB6S 3,420
84%
GB6S 465
11%
GB6M 20,580
77%
GB6M 1,195
4%
CB23S 2,230
86%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23M 33,040
77%
CB23M - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Architecture
Zen 5
Architecture
Steamroller
Family
Ryzen 9000
Family
Athlon
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Granite Ridge
Eldora
Granite Ridge 2CCD
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Codename
Godavari
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/2/2024
Release Date
12/1/2015
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Node
N4X
N6 (IO Die)
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Node
28nm
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Die Size
2x 71 mm²
122 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
245 mm²
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Transistor Count
2x 8.3 Billion
3.4 Billion (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
2.4 Billion
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12 Cores
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2 Cores
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24 Threads
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4 Threads
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4.4GHz
5.6GHz Boost
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3.9GHz
4.1GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
PCIe
Type
UMI
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Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
32GB/s
Bandwidth
2GB/s
Bi-directional
64GB/s
Bi-directional
4GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
96KB/Core
3-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
16KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L2
2048KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
64GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2800MHz
Transfer Rate
5600MT/s
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
44.8GB/s
Bandwidth
89.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
120W
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TDP
95W
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Temp
95°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x24 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x20 Lanes
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
128 Shaders
2200MHz
No GPU
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No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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