Ryzen 5 5600 vs Pentium B960
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Pentium B960 by a whopping 2114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium B960 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2718 | 507 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 8 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Vermeer (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 3 October 2011 (12 years ago) | 20 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium B960 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 | 2.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| 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 B960 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket G2 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B960 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B960 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B960 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B960 and Ryzen 5 5600.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 13.95 |
| Recency | 3 October 2011 | 20 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium B960 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has a 2114.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B960 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium B960 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B960 and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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