Ryzen 5 5600X vs Pentium D1509

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.26
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	20.06
Architecture codename	no data	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	1 October 2015 (9 years ago)	8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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	1.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.6 GHz
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	3 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	no data	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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	FCBGA1667	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1509 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2015	8 October 2020
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	65 Watt

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