i486DX-50 vs Ryzen 5 9600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking306not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation49.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel 80486
Power efficiency27.63no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)80486 (1989)
Release date8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50 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)
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz0.05 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data50 MT/s
Multiplierno data1
L1 cache80 KB (per core)8 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nm1 µm, 800 nm
Die size70.6 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,315 million1 Million
64 bit support+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM5no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphicsno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 1
Chip lithography 4 nm 1 nm

Ryzen 5 9600X has 500% more physical cores.

i486DX-50, on the other hand, has a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 9600X and i486DX-50. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop processor while i486DX-50 is a notebook one.


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