Ryzen 7 5700U vs Phenom X4 9850B

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X4 9850B
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.23
Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
9.97
+711%

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Phenom X4 9850B by a whopping 711% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2315771
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.2362.90
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size285 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors450 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U 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
SocketAM2+FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Phenom X4 9850B 1.23
Ryzen 7 5700U 9.97
+711%

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.

Phenom X4 9850B 1946
Ryzen 7 5700U 15838
+714%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 9.97
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 710.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X4 9850B in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X4 9850B is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9850B and Ryzen 7 5700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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