AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs AMD Phenom II X4 840

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Phenom II X4 840 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

AMD Phenom II X4 840

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 56% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3844 vs 1299
11.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26844 vs 2425

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Jul 2023 vs January 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844 vs 1299
PassMark - CPU mark	26844 vs 2425

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
349525.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1MB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3844

1299

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26844

2425

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Phenom II X4 840
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844	1299
PassMark - CPU mark	26844	2425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		391
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.91

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Phenom II X4 840
Essentials
Launch date	22 Jul 2023	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$90
Place in performance rating	419	2870
Architecture codename		Propus
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN PIB		HDX840WFGMBOX
OPN Tray		HDX840WFK42GM
Price now		$89.95
Series		AMD Phenom II X4
Value for money (0-100)		11.50
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	71 mm²	169 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	6,570 million	300 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)