Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Pentium Dual T4500

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.84
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
39.35
+4585%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by a whopping 4585% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking256668
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.86
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency2.2731.03
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz64K (per core)
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size107 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistors410 million13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 configuration11
SocketPAM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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 Dual T4500 0.84
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 39.35
+4585%

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 Dual T4500 1336
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 62505
+4579%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium Dual T4500 2331
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16551
+610%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium Dual T4500 4337
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 138015
+3082%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium Dual T4500 1898
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 20279
+968%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium Dual T4500 35.7
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2.01
+1676%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium Dual T4500 1
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 65
+5067%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 39.35
Recency 1 January 2010 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

Pentium Dual T4500 has 242.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D, on the other hand, has a 4584.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4500 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7950X3D is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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