Ryzen 5 2500X vs Athlon X4 950

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26
Ryzen 5 2500X
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.96
+164%

Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms Athlon X4 950 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 2500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18281109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency3.298.68
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 2500X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm12 nm
Die size246 mm2192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 2500X 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 2500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 2500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 2500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 2500X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 X4 950 2.26
Ryzen 5 2500X 5.96
+164%

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 X4 950 3591
Ryzen 5 2500X 9467
+164%

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 X4 950 632
Ryzen 5 2500X 1126
+78.2%

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 X4 950 1571
Ryzen 5 2500X 3813
+143%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 5.96
Recency 27 July 2017 1 October 2018
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 2500X has a 163.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 2500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 950 in performance tests.


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