Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Turion II M500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900XT outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 4992% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3145 | 253 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 72.10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 25.51 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Vermeer (2020−2025) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 31 July 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 74 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 9 5900XT are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 9 5900XT.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.49 | 24.95 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 31 July 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 105 Watt |
Turion II M500 has 10400% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 5900XT, on the other hand, has a 4991.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M500 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5900XT is a desktop one.
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