Ryzen 5 3600 vs Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.16
Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
+6881%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 by a whopping 6881% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3294702
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.79
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4-MAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.5016.25
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release dateno data7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 11.17
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 has 116.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3600, on the other hand, has a 6881.3% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Intel Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7
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