Ryzen 5 9600X vs Pentium 1407

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	307
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.06
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	27.61
Architecture codename	no data	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	1 April 2012 (12 years ago)	8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	5.4 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	5 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	8,315 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	no data	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR5
Maximum memory size	375 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 1407 and Ryzen 5 9600X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2012	8 August 2024
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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