Pentium J3710 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	836	2412
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.09	0.33
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)	Airmont (2015−2016)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	10 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$161
Current price	$142 (0.7x MSRP)	$40 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 5685% better value for money than Pentium J3710.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.64 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	-	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	740 MHz
Execution Units	-	18
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	+
OpenGL	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Pentium J3710.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	5
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 2600 outperforms Pentium J3710 by 807% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.53	0.94
Recency	19 April 2018	10 January 2016
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Cost	$199	$161
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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