Ryzen 7 2700 vs Pentium P6100
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms Pentium P6100 by a whopping 1664% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2827 | 778 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.50 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 14.38 |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) | 19 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $12 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 15 | 32 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PGA988 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| 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 |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700 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 P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | - |
| Clear Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 667 MHz | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 9.88 |
| Recency | 26 September 2010 | 19 April 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium P6100 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 2700, on the other hand, has a 1664.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 7 2700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium P6100 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 2700 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium P6100 and Ryzen 7 2700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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