Pentium T4400 vs Ryzen 5 3600
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Pentium T4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 693 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 9 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.91 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.26 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 October 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3600 and Pentium T4400 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 12 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Pentium T4400 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) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Pentium T4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 3600 and Pentium T4400 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 3600 and Pentium T4400 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 3600 and Pentium T4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 1 October 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium T4400, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and Pentium T4400. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Pentium T4400 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Pentium T4400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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