Ryzen 7 5700U vs Athlon II X2 215

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 215
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61
Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
9.96
+1533%

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Athlon II X2 215 by a whopping 1533% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2797776
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.8962.84
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size117 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors410 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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
SocketAM3FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 X2 215 0.61
Ryzen 7 5700U 9.96
+1533%

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 X2 215 973
Ryzen 7 5700U 15821
+1526%

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 X2 215 273
Ryzen 7 5700U 1408
+416%

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 X2 215 473
Ryzen 7 5700U 5461
+1055%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 9.96
Recency 20 October 2009 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 1532.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 215 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 215 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 215 and Ryzen 7 5700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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