Pentium E5300 vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	241	2707
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.28	2.04
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	13 August 2018 (5 years ago)	November 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,799	$64
Current price	$1775 (1x MSRP)	$36 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has 208% better value for money than Pentium E5300.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Pentium E5300 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	64	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	64 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Die size	213 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	19,200 million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Pentium E5300 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
Socket	Socket TR4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Pentium E5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Pentium E5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.867 GB/s	no 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.

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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 Threadripper 2990WX outperforms Pentium E5300 by 3509% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.93	0.58
Physical cores	32	2
Threads	64	2
Cost	$1799	$64
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	65 Watt

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