Athlon X4 740 vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+396%
Athlon X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.65

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Athlon X4 740 by a whopping 396% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9292081
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency31.002.40
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)192K
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm32 nm
Die size156 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740 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
SocketFP6FM2
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 5500U 8.19
+396%
Athlon X4 740 1.65

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 5500U 13010
+395%
Athlon X4 740 2626

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 5500U 1287
+241%
Athlon X4 740 377

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 5500U 4528
+408%
Athlon X4 740 892

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 1.65
Recency 12 January 2021 2 October 2012
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 396.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 740 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 740 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500U and Athlon X4 740, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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