Ryzen 7 3800X vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE and Ryzen 7 3800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated496
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data16.45
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data13.12
Architecture codenameBrisbane (2007−2008)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release dateSeptember 2007 (17 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE and Ryzen 7 3800X 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)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache256 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Number of transistors154 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE and Ryzen 7 3800X 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE and Ryzen 7 3800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE and Ryzen 7 3800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE and Ryzen 7 3800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 3800X, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE and Ryzen 7 3800X. We've got no test results to judge.


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