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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Pentium 957
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| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Intel Pentium 957 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Pentium 957 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Pentium 957 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 957 was released in Q2/2011. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 (74) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
| AMD Ryzen 3000 (15) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
| 3 | Generation | 3 |
| Matisse (Zen 2) | Architecture | Sandy Bridge U |
| Desktop | Segment | Notebook |
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Predecessor | -- |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is 3.60 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Pentium 957 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 957 is at 1.20 GHz. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 957 |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 16 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.60 GHz | Frequency | 1.20 GHz |
| 4.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Pentium 957 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.80 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 6 |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 6 |
| -- | Shader | 48 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 7 3700X can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Pentium 957 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 957 |
| DDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 51.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 32.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium 957 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 957 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 17 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is manufactured in 7 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 957 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 957 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| AM4 (PGA 1331) | Socket | BGA 1023 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2011 |
| 329 $ | Release price | -- |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 0.80 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Intel Pentium 957 |
| One Gaming PC Ryzen 7 3700X HP Pavilion TP01-0007ng silber (8BS43EA#ABD) HP Omen PC Obelisk 875-0255ng (8FH42EA#ABD) |
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