Athlon XP-M 1700+ vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 535 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon XP-M |
| Power efficiency | 19.95 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 12 March 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $123 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+ 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 1.47 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 85 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+ 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM5 | Socket 563 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 12 March 2003 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8500G has an age advantage of 20 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 3150% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon XP-M 1700+, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon XP-M 1700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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