Ryzen 5 5500U vs Athlon MP 2800+
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Athlon MP 2800+ by a whopping 2542% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3103 | 929 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 19 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon MP | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 0.49 | 31.00 |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) |
| Release date | 6 May 2003 (21 year ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $275 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 266 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 16 | 21 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 54 Million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 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 MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 64 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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 | 0.31 | 8.19 |
| Recency | 6 May 2003 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500U has a 2541.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon MP 2800+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon MP 2800+ is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon MP 2800+ and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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