Ryzen 5 5600X vs Pentium G860T

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated539
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data20.06
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date3 June 2012 (12 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size131 mm22x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X 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
SocketFCLGA1155AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 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 G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860T and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe version2.04.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2012 8 October 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G860T has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

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