Ryzen 5 5600H vs Athlon II X2 255

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 255
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74
Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.66
+1341%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Athlon II X2 255 by a whopping 1341% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2679739
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.0822.42
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB3 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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
SocketAM3FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H. 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-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version2.0no data

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 II X2 255 0.74
Ryzen 5 5600H 10.66
+1341%

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 II X2 255 1175
Ryzen 5 5600H 16931
+1341%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 255 293
Ryzen 5 5600H 1604
+447%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 255 403
Ryzen 5 5600H 5787
+1336%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 10.66
Recency 25 January 2010 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600H has a 1340.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 255 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 255 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 255 and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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