Ryzen 5 5600X vs Turion II M500

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II M500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55
Ryzen 5 5600X
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.30
+2500%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 2500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2839529
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.59
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.4320.06
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache1 MB3 MB
L3 cacheno data32 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinAM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

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.

Turion II M500 0.55
Ryzen 5 5600X 14.30
+2500%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion II M500 1865
Ryzen 5 5600X 6462
+247%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion II M500 3591
Ryzen 5 5600X 39331
+995%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Turion II M500 1756
Ryzen 5 5600X 14576
+730%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Turion II M500 34.76
Ryzen 5 5600X 3.89
+794%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Turion II M500 1
Ryzen 5 5600X 22
+1698%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 14.30
Recency 10 September 2009 8 October 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Turion II M500 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600X, on the other hand, has a 2500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II M500 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 5600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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