AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Pentium D 960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 15 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 65 nm
13.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
3.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 782
24x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19346 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs May 2006
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	19346 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4096 KB vs 3 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19346

807

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	782
PassMark - CPU mark	19346	807
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Presler
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	May 2006
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	777	2601
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		960
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	162 mm2
L1 cache	384 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	10700 million	376 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)