Ryzen 5 4680U vs C-50

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Aggregate performance score

C-50
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 9 Watt
0.17
Ryzen 5 4680U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.16
+4700%

Ryzen 5 4680U outperforms C-50 by a whopping 4700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing C-50 and Ryzen 5 4680U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3269923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD C-SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.7951.48
Architecture codenameOntario (2011−2012)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

C-50 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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 speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography40 nm7 nm
Die size75 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on C-50 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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
SocketFT1 BGA 413-BallFP6
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-50 and Ryzen 5 4680U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-VMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-50 and Ryzen 5 4680U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-50 and Ryzen 5 4680U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3 Single-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6250AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1500 MHz)

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.

C-50 0.17
Ryzen 5 4680U 8.16
+4700%

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.

C-50 265
Ryzen 5 4680U 12959
+4790%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

C-50 661
Ryzen 5 4680U 5301
+702%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

C-50 1282
Ryzen 5 4680U 31826
+2383%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

C-50 111.2
Ryzen 5 4680U 8.2
+1256%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

C-50 0
Ryzen 5 4680U 16
+4013%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 8.16
Integrated graphics card 0.24 7.46
Recency 4 January 2011 13 April 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 15 Watt

C-50 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4680U, on the other hand, has a 4700% higher aggregate performance score, 3008.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4680U is our recommended choice as it beats the C-50 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between C-50 and Ryzen 5 4680U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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