Ryzen Embedded 8840U vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2896not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.53no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Hawk Point (2024)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size220 mm2178 mm2
Number of transistors154 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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
SocketAM2FP8
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. 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+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen Embedded 8840U has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 217.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen Embedded 8840U is a notebook one.


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