Ryzen 9 5900H vs Athlon II P320
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900H outperforms Athlon II P320 by a whopping 2841% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2960 | 590 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | 27.21 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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.
| Socket | S1g4 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.44 | 12.94 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 7 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Athlon II P320 has 80% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 5900H, on the other hand, has a 2840.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 5900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P320 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Ryzen 9 5900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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