Pentium 917 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Pentium 917 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	994	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	10.31	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Pentium 917 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	131 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	504 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Pentium 917 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Pentium 917. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Pentium 917 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Pentium 917. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Pentium 917.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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