Athlon X2 7550 vs Ryzen 5 4500U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1012 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 26.01 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Kuma (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | December 2008 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 285 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550 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 | FP6 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4500U has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Athlon X2 7550 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon X2 7550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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