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.

 

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 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2092 vs 1511
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7477 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 2092 vs 1511
PassMark - CPU mark 7477 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
2092
1511
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7477
2839
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2092 1511
PassMark - CPU mark 7477 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 1177 1197
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