AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE and AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm FinFET vs 45 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2097 vs 1511
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7476 vs 2839

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 April 2018 vs May 2011
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm FinFET vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097 vs 1511
PassMark - CPU mark	7476 vs 2839

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2097

1511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7476

2839

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097	1511
PassMark - CPU mark	7476	2839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6568

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD Phenom
Launch date	19 April 2018	May 2011
OPN Tray	YD2400C6M4MFB	HDZ980FBK4DGM
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1175	1195
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
OPN PIB		HDZ980FBGMBOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm FinFET	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	11
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1250 MHz
iGPU core count	11
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8
Advanced Technologies
AMD VR Ready Processors