Pentium E5700 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
2019
32 cores / 64 threads, 280 Watt
39.70
+5738%
Pentium E5700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms Pentium E5700 by a whopping 5738% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking652738
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.230.05
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency13.420.99
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date7 November 2019 (5 years ago)8 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has 32360% better value for money than Pentium E5700.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads642
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache128 MB0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors23540 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700 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
SocketTR4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700 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 Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Pentium E5700.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 Threadripper 3970X 39.70
+5738%
Pentium E5700 0.68

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 Threadripper 3970X 63069
+5724%
Pentium E5700 1083

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.

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 1662
+413%
Pentium E5700 324

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.

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 13839
+2561%
Pentium E5700 520

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.70 0.68
Recency 7 November 2019 8 August 2010
Physical cores 32 2
Threads 64 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has a 5738.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E5700, on the other hand, has 330.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5700 in performance tests.


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