Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs FX-9830P

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Aggregate performance score

FX-9830P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.18
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.35
+99.5%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U outperforms FX-9830P by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-9830P and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18661373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency5.6826.44
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)8 January 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9830P and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache320 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per module)2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on FX-9830P and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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)
SocketFP4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9830P and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9830P and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9830P and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9830P and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes812

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.

FX-9830P 2.18
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4.35
+99.5%

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.

FX-9830P 3332
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6661
+99.9%

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.

FX-9830P 591
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 877
+48.4%

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.

FX-9830P 1438
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2581
+79.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

FX-9830P 3033
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4349
+43.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

FX-9830P 9822
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 14336
+46%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

FX-9830P 10.27
+20.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 12.36

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

FX-9830P 4
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6
+67%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

FX-9830P 301
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 553
+83.7%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

FX-9830P 93
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 134
+44.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

FX-9830P 1.1
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 1.55
+40.9%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

FX-9830P 2
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 3.4
+70%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.18 4.35
Integrated graphics card 1.95 4.50
Recency 31 May 2016 8 January 2018
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has a 99.5% higher aggregate performance score, 130.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9830P in performance tests.


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