Ryzen 5 4500 vs Athlon X2 340

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 340 and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2475	697
Place by popularity	not in top-100	39
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.71
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$96	$138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 340 and Ryzen 5 4500 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,303 million	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 340 and Ryzen 5 4500 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	1	1
Socket	FM2	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 340 and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 340 and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 340 and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-1600

DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 340 and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Athlon X2 340 by 1128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.85	10.44
Recency	2 October 2012	4 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm

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