AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-76

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and AMD Athlon 64 FX-76 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

AMD Athlon 64 FX-76

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 2 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs November 2006
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-76

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	AMD Athlon 64 FX-76
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569
PassMark - CPU mark	15698

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	AMD Athlon 64 FX-76
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Windsor
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	November 2006
OPN Tray	100-000000371
Place in performance rating	824	not rated
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16
64 bit support
Die size		235 mm
Transistor count		227 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR1
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1900 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	F
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)