Ryzen 5 3600X vs Pentium M 750

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 750 and Ryzen 5 3600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3227	690
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.84
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium M	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	0.74	11.40
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	19 January 2005 (19 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 750 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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	1.86 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.86 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	32 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	87 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	144 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.356V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 750 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 750 and Ryzen 5 3600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium M 750 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 750 and Ryzen 5 3600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 750 and Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
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)

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.21	11.45
Recency	19 January 2005	7 July 2019
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	1	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	95 Watt

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