AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs AMD Athlon XP 1800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and AMD Athlon XP 1800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

AMD Athlon XP 1800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

CPU is newer: launch date 18 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
Around 201% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3284 vs 301
125.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24466 vs 195

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 Apr 2021 vs June 2002
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3284 vs 301
PassMark - CPU mark	24466 vs 195

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1800+

Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3284

301

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24466

195

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	AMD Athlon XP 1800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	3284	301
PassMark - CPU mark	24466	195
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6645

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Thoroughbred
Launch date	13 Apr 2021	June 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$359	$59
OPN PIB	100-100000263BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000263
Place in performance rating	605	3254
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$58.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.50
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	1.53 GHz
Number of cores	8	1
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16
Unlocked
Die size		80 mm
Transistor count		37 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2000 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	4.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)