Pentium E6500K vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1126	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.34	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	0.93 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	192 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K 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)	1
Socket	AM4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K. 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	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K 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 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K 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 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium E6500K.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 June 2017	9 August 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

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