Ryzen 5 7600X vs Pentium E5300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57
Ryzen 5 7600X
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 105 Watt
17.93
+3046%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 3046% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5300 and Ryzen 5 7600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2830345
Place by popularitynot in top-10068
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.8316.16
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)6 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size82 mm271+122 mm
Maximum core temperature74 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistors228 millionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5300 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775AM5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Ryzen 5 7600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium E5300 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 E5300 and Ryzen 5 7600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5300 and Ryzen 5 7600X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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 E5300 0.57
Ryzen 5 7600X 17.93
+3046%

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 E5300 906
Ryzen 5 7600X 28475
+3043%

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 E5300 298
Ryzen 5 7600X 2890
+870%

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 E5300 489
Ryzen 5 7600X 12939
+2546%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 17.93
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Pentium E5300 has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7600X, on the other hand, has a 3045.6% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.


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