Ryzen 7 5825U vs Athlon 240GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 240GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.96
Ryzen 7 5825U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.99
+305%

Ryzen 7 5825U outperforms Athlon 240GE by a whopping 305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1662669
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency7.7172.89
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Athlon 240GE 2.96
Ryzen 7 5825U 11.99
+305%

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.

Athlon 240GE 4527
Ryzen 7 5825U 18343
+305%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.96 11.99
Integrated graphics card 2.98 9.03
Recency 6 September 2018 6 January 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5825U has a 305.1% higher aggregate performance score, 203% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5825U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 240GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5825U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 7 5825U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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