Ryzen 5 5500 vs Athlon X4 940

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated624
Place by popularitynot in top-1001
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.04
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data17.77
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography28 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 4 April 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 5500 has an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 940 and Ryzen 5 5500. We've got no test results to judge.


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