Pentium U5600 vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600X3D
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 105 Watt
13.81
+3441%
Pentium U5600
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.39

Ryzen 5 5600X3D outperforms Pentium U5600 by a whopping 3441% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5373013
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.99no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency12.382.04
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date7 July 2023 (1 year ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache96 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm32 nm
Die size74 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4Intel BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 5600X3D 13.81
+3441%
Pentium U5600 0.39

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 5600X3D 21942
+3416%
Pentium U5600 624

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.81 0.39
Recency 7 July 2023 9 January 2011
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 18 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600X3D has a 3441% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium U5600, on the other hand, has 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600X3D is a desktop processor while Pentium U5600 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Pentium U5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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