Athlon II X2 240 vs Ryzen 7 5800

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800 and Athlon II X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	407	2742
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.28
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	23.61	0.96
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2024)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	5 November 2020 (4 years ago)	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800 and Athlon II X2 240 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	45 nm
Die size	81 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800 and Athlon II X2 240 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	1
Socket	AM4	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Athlon II X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Athlon II X2 240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

-

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Athlon II X2 240.

PCIe version

4.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.52	0.67
Recency	5 November 2020	23 July 2009
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm

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