Ryzen 9 5900X vs Pentium B960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.62
Ryzen 9 5900X
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
24.61
+3869%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Pentium B960 by a whopping 3869% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2792206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency1.6822.17
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date2 October 2011 (13 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2237
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size131 mm22x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors504 million0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
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 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors-
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz-
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+-
CRT+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 B960 0.62
Ryzen 9 5900X 24.61
+3869%

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 B960 986
Ryzen 9 5900X 39097
+3865%

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 B960 326
Ryzen 9 5900X 2207
+577%

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 B960 535
Ryzen 9 5900X 11939
+2132%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium B960 2851
Ryzen 9 5900X 6828
+139%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium B960 5500
Ryzen 9 5900X 52076
+847%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium B960 2231
Ryzen 9 5900X 16438
+637%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium B960 2
Ryzen 9 5900X 42
+2387%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium B960 0.86
Ryzen 9 5900X 3.14
+265%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium B960 0.2
Ryzen 9 5900X 21.2
+12371%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium B960 1367
Ryzen 9 5900X 13361
+878%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pentium B960 9
Ryzen 9 5900X 191
+1967%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pentium B960 52
Ryzen 9 5900X 335
+548%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 24.61
Recency 2 October 2011 5 November 2020
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 105 Watt

Pentium B960 has 200% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has a 3869.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B960 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B960 and Ryzen 9 5900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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