Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Pentium Dual T2080
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2080 by a whopping 18505% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3477 | 115 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 58.96 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium Dual Core | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | 0.26 | 12.51 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | no data | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T2080 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 64K (per core) |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 89 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 47 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T2080 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T2080 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T2080 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T2080 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T2080 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 35.35 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 120 Watt |
Pentium Dual T2080 has 287.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7950X3D, on the other hand, has a 18505.3% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Dual Core T2080 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T2080 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7950X3D is a desktop one.
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