Ryzen 7 5700X vs Athlon II P340

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II P340
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.44
Ryzen 7 5700X
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.78
+3714%

Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms Athlon II P340 by a whopping 3714% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2937383
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.6724.43
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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
SocketS1g4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 P340 0.44
Ryzen 7 5700X 16.78
+3714%

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 P340 704
Ryzen 7 5700X 26662
+3687%

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 P340 187
Ryzen 7 5700X 2146
+1048%

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 P340 307
Ryzen 7 5700X 9724
+3067%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon II P340 1895
Ryzen 7 5700X 6527
+244%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon II P340 3648
Ryzen 7 5700X 42876
+1075%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon II P340 1801
Ryzen 7 5700X 14862
+725%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon II P340 34.8
Ryzen 7 5700X 3.39
+927%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Athlon II P340 1
Ryzen 7 5700X 26
+2349%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.44 16.78
Recency 4 October 2010 4 April 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II P340 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, has a 3713.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P340 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II P340 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P340 and Ryzen 7 5700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Athlon II P340
Athlon II P340
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Ryzen 7 5700X

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4 76 votes

Rate Athlon II P340 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.5 7120 votes

Rate Ryzen 7 5700X on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Athlon II P340 or Ryzen 7 5700X, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.