Ryzen 7 5700U vs Pentium D 940

Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 940
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.35
Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
9.97
+2749%

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Pentium D 940 by a whopping 2749% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3049770
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiencyno data62.90
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date5 January 2006 (18 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$423no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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
SocketLGA775,PLGA775FP6
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
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

Security technologies

Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 7 5700U 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 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 7 5700U 9.97
+2749%

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 7 5700U 15838
+2769%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 9.97
Recency 5 January 2006 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 2748.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 940 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 940 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 5700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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