Ryzen 5 5600G vs Pentium M 730
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 595 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 9 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 30.20 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (19 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $259 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | Socket AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G.
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 January 2005 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium M 730 has 140.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 730 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 5600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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