Athlon X4 950 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
+81.9%
Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Athlon X4 950 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14021828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.66
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency25.913.29
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 8no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4.11
+81.9%
Athlon X4 950 2.26

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 6536
+82%
Athlon X4 950 3591

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 811
+28.3%
Athlon X4 950 632

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2376
+51.2%
Athlon X4 950 1571

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 2.26
Recency 26 October 2017 27 July 2017
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 81.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 950 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and Athlon X4 950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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