Ryzen 5 7500F vs Athlon II M320

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M320
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47
Ryzen 5 7500F
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
16.97
+3511%

Ryzen 5 7500F outperforms Athlon II M320 by a whopping 3511% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2925386
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.94
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.2724.69
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)22 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data71 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistorsno data6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)AM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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 II M320 0.47
Ryzen 5 7500F 16.97
+3511%

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 II M320 749
Ryzen 5 7500F 26950
+3498%

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 II M320 182
Ryzen 5 7500F 2742
+1407%

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 II M320 325
Ryzen 5 7500F 12602
+3778%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 16.97
Recency 10 September 2009 22 July 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II M320 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7500F, on the other hand, has a 3510.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7500F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M320 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II M320 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 7500F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 5 7500F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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