Ryzen 5 5600 vs Pentium 2129Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiencyno data19.78
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size118 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600 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
SocketFCBGA1023AM4
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Pentium 2129Y 587
Ryzen 5 5600 21574
+3575%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2012 20 April 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium 2129Y has 550% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 5 5600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 2129Y is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.


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