Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Ryzen 7 4700U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
+1256%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 1256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8982776
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency31.840.45
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)26 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4700U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.733 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz0.73 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm65 nm
Die size156 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4700U 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)15 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4700U 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, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700U 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 7 4700U 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
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.

PCIe version3.0no 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 7 4700U 8.41
+1256%
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 7 4700U 13363
+1254%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 987

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 0.62
Recency 6 January 2020 26 March 2006
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has a 1256.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook processor while Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 4700U and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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