Ryzen 9 7950X vs Pentium 6805

Place in the ranking	1683	66
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	17.60	21.97
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-Y (2020)	Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date	1 October 2020 (4 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Die size	123 mm²	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	13140 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	FCBGA1526	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

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.

Pentium 6805 2.79

Ryzen 9 7950X 39.47
+1315%

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 6805 4424

Ryzen 9 7950X 62704
+1317%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium 6805 1194

Ryzen 9 7950X 2985
+150%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium 6805 2168

Ryzen 9 7950X 19451
+797%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.79	39.47
Integrated graphics card	5.58	4.42
Recency	1 October 2020	27 September 2022
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	170 Watt

Pentium 6805 has 26.2% faster integrated GPU, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X, on the other hand, has a 1314.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 6805 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 6805 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7950X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 6805 and Ryzen 9 7950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.