Pentium 2129Y vs Ryzen 5 7530U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7530U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.06
+2619%
Pentium 2129Y
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.37

Ryzen 5 7530U outperforms Pentium 2129Y by a whopping 2619% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7653028
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency63.473.50
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$150

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y 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 speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size180 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y 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 7530U and Pentium 2129Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 2000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Pentium 2129Y.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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 7530U 10.06
+2619%
Pentium 2129Y 0.37

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 7530U 15977
+2622%
Pentium 2129Y 587

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 7530U 1458
+1924%
Pentium 2129Y 72

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7530U 231
+491%
Pentium 2129Y 39

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.06 0.37
Integrated graphics card 7.46 0.77
Recency 4 January 2023 1 September 2012
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

Ryzen 5 7530U has a 2618.9% higher aggregate performance score, 868.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 2129Y, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7530U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2129Y in performance tests.


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