Pentium J4205 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1122	2132
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.94	0.12
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	8.34	14.32
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1500X has 2350% better value for money than Pentium J4205.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	15
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205 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	AM4	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205 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 Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel HD Graphics 505
Max video memory	-	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	800 MHz
Execution Units	-	18
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	3
eDP	-	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	+
OpenGL	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

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.

---

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	5.75	1.52
Recency	16 March 2017	30 August 2016
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1500X and Pentium J4205, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---