AMD-K6-III/400AFR vs Ryzen 5 5500

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking637not rated
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.84no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD K6-III
Power efficiency17.75no data
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)K6-III (1999−2000)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)26 February 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data99.99 MT/s
Multiplierno data4
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB
L3 cache16 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm0.25 µm
Die size180 mm2118 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million21 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 April 2022 26 February 1999
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1

Ryzen 5 5500 has an age advantage of 23 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD-K6-III/400AFR. We've got no test results to judge.


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