Ryzen 7 5800H vs Athlon II X2 240

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 240
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66
Ryzen 7 5800H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
13.21
+1902%

Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by a whopping 1902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2758571
Place by popularitynot in top-10076
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.28no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.9623.14
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date23 July 2009 (15 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 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 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H. 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 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H.

PCIe version2.03.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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 240 0.66
Ryzen 7 5800H 13.21
+1902%

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 240 1044
Ryzen 7 5800H 20991
+1911%

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 240 296
Ryzen 7 5800H 1763
+496%

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 240 506
Ryzen 7 5800H 7231
+1329%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 13.21
Recency 23 July 2009 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800H has a 1901.5% 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 20.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 240 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 240 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 7 5800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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