Pentium E6500K vs Ryzen 5 2400G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1129	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.39	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	8 January 2018 (6 years ago)	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	0.93 GHz
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	386 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	4950 Million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K 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
Socket	AM4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K. 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	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K 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 Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium E6500K.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 January 2018	9 August 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

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