Pentium E5800 vs Ryzen 5 3500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29
+1020%
Pentium E5800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Pentium E5800 by a whopping 1020% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9182680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.071.08
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)28 November 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800 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)
Threads62
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800 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
SocketAM4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium E5800.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 3500X 8.29
+1020%
Pentium E5800 0.74

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 3500X 13169
+1021%
Pentium E5800 1175

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 3500X 1579
+363%
Pentium E5800 341

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 3500X 5928
+988%
Pentium E5800 545

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 0.74
Recency 24 September 2019 28 November 2010
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm

Ryzen 5 3500X has a 1020.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5800 in performance tests.


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