Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U vs Athlon 3000G

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.64
+281%

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U outperforms Athlon 3000G by a whopping 281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1687732
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency7.6067.60
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date21 November 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier3519
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2?180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
PowerNow+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB?no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes68

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.

Athlon 3000G 2.79
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 10.64
+281%

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.

Athlon 3000G 4468
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 17038
+281%

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.

Athlon 3000G 957
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1706
+78.3%

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.

Athlon 3000G 1967
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6245
+217%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 10.64
Integrated graphics card 2.99 9.00
Recency 21 November 2019 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U has a 281.4% higher aggregate performance score, 201% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 3000G in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 3000G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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