Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Pentium 4 560
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Pentium 4 560 by a whopping 5437% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3503 | 847 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.18 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.87 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | no data | 16 June 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 560 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 560 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 | 775 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 560 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 560 and Ryzen 5 3600XT are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 560 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 560 and Ryzen 5 3600XT.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 10.52 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pentium 4 560 has 9400% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3600XT, on the other hand, has a 5436.8% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 560 in performance tests.
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