Ryzen 5 5500 vs Athlon II X2 250

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.70
Ryzen 5 5500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.57
+1696%

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by a whopping 1696% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2613565
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6157.55
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release dateJune 2009 (15 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39no data
Current price$26 (0.7x MSRP)$166

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500 has 1494% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size117 mm2180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors410 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 5500 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
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 250 0.70
Ryzen 5 5500 12.57
+1696%

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 1696% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X2 250 1080
Ryzen 5 5500 19441
+1700%

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 1700% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 250 305
Ryzen 5 5500 1871
+513%

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 513% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 250 529
Ryzen 5 5500 7682
+1352%

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 1352% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 12.57
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm

The Ryzen 5 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.


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