Ryzen 5 5500 vs Pentium D 945

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated622
Place by popularitynot in top-1001
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.11
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data17.77
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °C95 °C
Number of transistors376 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775,PLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2006 4 April 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500 has an age advantage of 15 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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