Ryzen 5 9600X vs Pentium 350

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	312
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	51.93
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	27.60
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	21 November 2011 (13 years ago)	8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	131 mm2	70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	8,315 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 350 and Ryzen 5 9600X.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	2	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 November 2011	8 August 2024
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

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