Ryzen 9 5950X vs Pentium Gold 4425Y
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Pentium Gold 4425Y by a whopping 2497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2696 | 243 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.09 | 24.31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 26.27 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 21 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 5 November 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 9 5950X has 26911% better value for money than Pentium Gold 4425Y.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 | FCBGA1515 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 615 | - |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
| eDP | + | - |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | - |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | - |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | - |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 5950X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | no data |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
WebXPRT 3
CrossMark Overall
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.99 | 25.71 |
| Recency | 21 April 2017 | 5 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 105 Watt |
Pentium Gold 4425Y has 1650% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has a 2497% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Gold 4425Y is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.
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