Pentium N3710 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600X
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.53
+837%

Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms Pentium N3710 by a whopping 837% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9072540
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.67no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency8.1913.83
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.56 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache576 KBno data
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 405
Max video memory-8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-700 MHz
Execution Units-16
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-+
OpenGL-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes244
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 8.53
+837%
Pentium N3710 0.91

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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 13057
+839%
Pentium N3710 1390

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 0.91
Recency 16 March 2017 1 April 2016
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600X has a 837.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while Pentium N3710 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium N3710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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