AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Athlon X2 7550

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Athlon X2 7550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1895 vs 934
  • 8.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7753 vs 900
  • Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3027 vs 2427
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs December 2008
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1895 vs 934
PassMark - CPU mark 7753 vs 900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 vs 2427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7550

  • Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1446 vs 772
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1446 vs 772

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1895
934
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7753
900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
772
1446
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
2427
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Athlon X2 7550
PassMark - Single thread mark 1895 934
PassMark - CPU mark 7753 900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 1446
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 2427
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.586

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Athlon X2 7550

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Kuma
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 December 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $170
OPN PIB YD1400BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1400BBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1964 1996
Price now $119.99
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 20.60
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Die size 192 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 4800 Million 450 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)