Ryzen 7 5800X vs Athlon 64 LE-1640

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated355
Place by popularitynot in top-10060
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data23.20
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data15.80
Architecture codenameOrleans (2007−2009)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date7 January 2009 (15 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache512K4 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography90 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size101.3 mm22 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C95 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 configuration11
SocketAM2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 7 5800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 7 5800X.

PCIe version2.04.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2009 8 October 2020
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 105 Watt

Athlon 64 LE-1640 has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

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