Ryzen 9 5900H vs Athlon XP 2400+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 2400+ and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 544 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | Thorton (2001−2003) | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) |
| Release date | August 2002 (22 years ago) | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 2400+ and Ryzen 9 5900H 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 80 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 2400+ and Ryzen 9 5900H 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | A | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP 2400+ and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900H has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process, and 51.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 2400+ and Ryzen 9 5900H. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon XP 2400+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 5900H is a notebook one.
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