Ryzen 5 4500 vs Pentium D 920

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	768
Place by popularity	not in top-100	44
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	14.78
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	16 January 2006 (18 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500 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	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	376 million	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500 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	LGA775,PLGA775	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500 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 D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 920 and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 January 2006	4 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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