Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Ryzen 5 4500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+1272%
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.50

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5000+ by a whopping 1272% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10242893
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency43.050.53
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)May 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.6 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm90 nm
Die size156 mm2220 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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
SocketFP6AM2
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 5000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 5000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 5000+.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 6.86
+1272%
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 0.50

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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 10901
+1282%
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 789

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 0.50
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 89 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 1272% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 493.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is a desktop one.


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