Ryzen 5 5500 vs Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2733	565
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.54	57.57
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2009)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	September 2006 (17 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$62	$166

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500 has 1526% better value for money than Athlon 64 X2 5200+.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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	2.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Die size	220 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	154 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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	AM2	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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.

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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.

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5200+ by 2185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.55	12.57
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	65 Watt

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