Ryzen 9 5950X vs Pentium M 770

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3225	159
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	26.60
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium M	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	0.70	25.88
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	19 January 2005 (19 years ago)	5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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	1 (Single-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	1	32
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.01 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	32 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	64 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	87 mm2	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	144 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.372V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX (+), 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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 770 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version

no data

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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	0.20	28.71
Recency	19 January 2005	5 November 2020
Physical cores	1	16
Threads	1	32
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	105 Watt

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