Ryzen 5 2500X vs E2-1800
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms E2-1800 by a whopping 1950% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3412 | 1344 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.55 | 8.79 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 6 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E2-1800 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on E2-1800 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-1800 and Ryzen 5 2500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-1800 and Ryzen 5 2500X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-1800 and Ryzen 5 2500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7340 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-1800 and Ryzen 5 2500X.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 5.33 |
| Recency | 6 June 2012 | 1 October 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
E2-1800 has 261.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 2500X, on the other hand, has a 1950% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD E2-1800 in performance tests.
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