Ryzen 5 5500 vs A4-1200
Primary details
Comparing A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 611 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 2 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 51.16 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Temash (2013) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 4 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FT3 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3.9 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8180 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 4 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 65 Watt |
A4-1200 has 2066.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A4-1200 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-1200 and Ryzen 5 5500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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