Pentium 4 506 vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium 4 506 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking905not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.06no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium 4 506 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads61
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)16 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data109 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million125 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.25V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium 4 506 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
SocketAM4PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium 4 506. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium 4 506 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium 4 506 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium 4 506. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 1
Threads 6 1
Chip lithography 7 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500X has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 29.2% lower power consumption.

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