Athlon 5150 vs Ryzen 7 5800X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5800X
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
17.52
+1914%
Athlon 5150
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.87

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Athlon 5150 by a whopping 1914% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3612565
Place by popularity49not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency15.793.29
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm28 nm
Die size2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150 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
SocketAM4AM1
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์-128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5150.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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 7 5800X 17.52
+1914%
Athlon 5150 0.87

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 7 5800X 27827
+1905%
Athlon 5150 1388

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 7 5800X 2199
+1171%
Athlon 5150 173

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 7 5800X 10248
+2053%
Athlon 5150 476

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.52 0.87
Recency 5 November 2020 9 April 2014
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800X has a 1913.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 5150, on the other hand, has 320% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.


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