Ryzen 5 7600X vs Pentium 957

Place in the ranking	3019	345
Place by popularity	not in top-100	68
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	2.17	16.15
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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	2	12
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	5.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	131 mm²	70 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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	FCBGA1023	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
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 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz)	AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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 957 0.39

Ryzen 5 7600X 17.93
+4497%

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 957 622

Ryzen 5 7600X 28476
+4478%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	17.93
Integrated graphics card	0.34	4.43
Recency	19 June 2011	27 September 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	105 Watt

Pentium 957 has 517.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7600X, on the other hand, has a 4497.4% higher aggregate performance score, 1202.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 957 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 957 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 7600X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 957 and Ryzen 5 7600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.