Ryzen 5 5500U vs Phenom II X6 1065T
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Phenom II X6 1065T by a whopping 285% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X6 1065T and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1857 | 919 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 14 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 1.61 | 31.00 |
| Architecture codename | Thuban (2010) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) |
| Release date | 7 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X6 1065T 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X6 1065T 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1065T 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 Phenom II X6 1065T and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1065T and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1065T and Ryzen 5 5500U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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 | 2.13 | 8.19 |
| Recency | 7 December 2010 | 12 January 2021 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500U has a 284.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X6 1065T in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X6 1065T is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X6 1065T and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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