Ryzen 5 2600 vs Pentium Dual-Core E2140

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual-Core E2140
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.34
Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+2341%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2140 by a whopping 2341% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3073916
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.12
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.4912.08
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die size77 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors105 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 Dual-Core E2140 0.34
Ryzen 5 2600 8.30
+2341%

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 Dual-Core E2140 539
Ryzen 5 2600 13188
+2347%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 8.30
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 2341.2% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2140 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 5 2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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