Ryzen 7 5700X vs Pentium 350

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	340
Place by popularity	not in top-100	25
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	46.89
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	21 November 2011 (12 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299
Current price	$61	$307 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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	FCLGA1155	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 350 and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	2	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 November 2011	4 April 2022
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

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