Pentium 4 2.4 GHz vs Ryzen 5 3450U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1368 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 26.75 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 1 May 2020 (4 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3450U and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 130 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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.
| Socket | FP5 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 59.8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 59 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3450U has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 293.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3450U and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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