Athlon X4 750K vs Ryzen 7 5800X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5800X
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
17.52
+873%
Athlon X4 750K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.80

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Athlon X4 750K by a whopping 873% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon X4 750K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3612019
Place by popularity49not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.47no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency15.791.70
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 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 X4 750K 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 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache512 KB192K
L2 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm32 nm
Die size2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon X4 750K 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
SocketAM4FM2
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon X4 750K. 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-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon X4 750K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon X4 750K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon X4 750K.

PCIe version4.02.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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
+873%
Athlon X4 750K 1.80

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 27828
+873%
Athlon X4 750K 2861

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
+396%
Athlon X4 750K 443

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 10251
+912%
Athlon X4 750K 1013

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.52 1.80
Recency 8 October 2020 2 October 2012
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 100 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800X has a 873.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 750K, on the other hand, has 5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 750K in performance tests.


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