AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Pentium D 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Intel Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 44% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 65 nm
36.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
4.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2972 vs 695
19.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13220 vs 681

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs January 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 28 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972 vs 695
PassMark - CPU mark	13220 vs 681

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2972

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13220

681

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972	695
PassMark - CPU mark	13220	681
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11613
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		389

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Presler
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$799
OPN PIB	100-100000059WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000059
Place in performance rating	489	3051
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		950
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	28 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		162 mm2
Transistor count		376 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)