Ryzen Threadripper 7960X vs Pentium E5300

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5300 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2828	28
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.04	33.41
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.83	14.17
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Storm Peak (2023)
Release date	November 2008 (16 years ago)	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 7960X has 1538% better value for money than Pentium E5300.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5300 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	82 mm2	4x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	26,280 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5300 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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	1
Socket	LGA775	sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. 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
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium E5300 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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 Threadripper 7960X 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 Threadripper 7960X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5300 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.57	52.68
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	350 Watt

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