AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD FX-4100

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT and AMD FX-4100 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

AMD FX-4100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 1287
7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20259 vs 2617

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs October 2011
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221 vs 1287
PassMark - CPU mark	20259 vs 2617

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4100

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
CPU 2: AMD FX-4100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3221

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20259

2617

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD FX-4100
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	20259	2617
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		463
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1286
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.939

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD FX-4100
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$125
Place in performance rating	474	2991
Architecture codename		Zambezi
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD4100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray		FD4100WMW4KGU
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		9.22
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	10,700 million	1200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)