Ryzen 9 9950X vs Pentium G3460T
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 48 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Architecture codename | no data | Granite Ridge (2024) |
Release date | 1 January 2015 (9 years ago) | 15 August 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 | 3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 5.7 GHz |
Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 4 nm |
Die size | no data | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 16,630 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 | FCLGA1150 | AM5 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | - | + |
AVX | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 | DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
eDP | + | no data |
DisplayPort | + | - |
HDMI | + | - |
DVI | + | no data |
VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X.
PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | 5.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 24 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 1 January 2015 | 15 August 2024 |
Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
Threads | 2 | 32 |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 4 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
Pentium G3460T has 385.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pentium G3460T and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.
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