Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Ryzen 5 5500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+1221%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 1221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9192776
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency31.000.45
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)26 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.733 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz0.73 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm65 nm
Die size156 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 configuration11
SocketFP6775
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.


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 5500U 8.19
+1221%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 0.62

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 5500U 13017
+1219%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 987

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 0.62
Recency 12 January 2021 26 March 2006
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 1221% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 420% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook processor while Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Ryzen 5 5500U
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965
Pentium Extreme Edition 965

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


2.8 18594 votes

Rate Ryzen 5 5500U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
1.5 2 votes

Rate Pentium Extreme Edition 965 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 5 5500U or Pentium Extreme Edition 965, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.