Pentium 4 1.8 vs Ryzen 5 5600X
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 706 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 15 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.10 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.10 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022) | Willamette (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 5 November 2020 (5 years ago) | 2 July 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $562 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium 4 1.8 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2 | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 42 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium 4 1.8 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 |
| Socket | AM4 | 423 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 67 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium 4 1.8. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium 4 1.8 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium 4 1.8. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium 4 1.8.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 November 2020 | 2 July 2001 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 67 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600X has an age advantage of 19 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 2471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 3.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Pentium 4 1.8. We've got no test results to judge.
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