Ryzen 5 5500U vs FX-9800P

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Aggregate performance score

FX-9800P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.60
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+412%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms FX-9800P by a whopping 412% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2091919
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency10.0931.00
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache320 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per module)512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm7 nm
Die size250 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 5500U 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
SocketFP4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 5500U. 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 FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes812

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.

FX-9800P 1.60
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+412%

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.

FX-9800P 2543
Ryzen 5 5500U 13017
+412%

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.

FX-9800P 496
Ryzen 5 5500U 1286
+159%

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.

FX-9800P 1119
Ryzen 5 5500U 4529
+305%

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.

FX-9800P 14.4
Ryzen 5 5500U 6.22
+132%

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.

FX-9800P 3
Ryzen 5 5500U 11
+299%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

FX-9800P 236
Ryzen 5 5500U 1247
+428%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

FX-9800P 74
Ryzen 5 5500U 177
+139%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

FX-9800P 0.91
Ryzen 5 5500U 1.99
+119%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 8.19
Integrated graphics card 1.95 7.46
Recency 31 May 2016 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

FX-9800P has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has a 411.9% higher aggregate performance score, 282.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9800P in performance tests.


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