Ryzen 5 3600 vs Pentium D 940

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 940
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.35
Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
+3091%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Pentium D 940 by a whopping 3091% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3066702
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.81
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.2516.26
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date5 January 2006 (18 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$423$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 5 3600 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per die)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775,PLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 5 3600. 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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 940 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 940 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)-

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.

Pentium D 940 0.35
Ryzen 5 3600 11.17
+3091%

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.

Pentium D 940 552
Ryzen 5 3600 17742
+3114%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 11.17
Recency 5 January 2006 7 July 2019
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 3091.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 940 in performance tests.


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