Ryzen 5 5500U vs Pentium 4 2.53

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 2.53
2002
1 core / 1 thread, 110 Watt
0.10
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+8090%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium 4 2.53 by a whopping 8090% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 2.53 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3376927
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.0930.84
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release dateMay 2002 (22 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 2.53 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache8 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm7 nm
Die size146 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors55 million9,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 2.53 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
Socket478FP6
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 2.53 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 Pentium 4 2.53 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 2.53 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

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 Pentium 4 2.53 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Pentium 4 2.53 0.10
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+8090%

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.

Pentium 4 2.53 162
Ryzen 5 5500U 13016
+7935%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.10 8.19
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 8090% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process, and 340% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 2.53 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium 4 2.53 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 2.53 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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