Ryzen 5 5500 vs Pentium Dual-Core E2220

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2466	569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.62	59.26
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$36	$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500 has 3558% better value for money than Pentium Dual-Core E2220.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Die size	77 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	775	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2220 by 1360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.86	12.56
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm

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