AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD FX-9830P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and AMD FX-9830P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

AMD FX-9830P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 1566
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12896 vs 3304

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 1 June 2016
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 1566
PassMark - CPU mark	12896 vs 3304

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: AMD FX-9830P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

1566

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12896

3304

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD FX-9830P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	1566
PassMark - CPU mark	12896	3304
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3761
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1292

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD FX-9830P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	1 June 2016
OPN Tray	100-000000375	FM983PAEY44AB
Place in performance rating	1158	2198
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	4
64 bit support
Die size		250 mm
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt	25-45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)