Pentium 3805U vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600X
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.47
+1000%

Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms Pentium 3805U by a whopping 1000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8912628
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Pentium
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Broadwell-U
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency-800 MHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2412

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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 8.47
+1000%
Pentium 3805U 0.77

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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 13056
+1006%
Pentium 3805U 1180

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600X 1132
+275%
Pentium 3805U 302

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600X 4738
+714%
Pentium 3805U 582

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.47 0.77
Recency 11 April 2017 1 March 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600X has a 1000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium 3805U, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3805U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while Pentium 3805U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium 3805U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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