AMD Athlon II X2 240
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Athlon II X2 240
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Athlon II X2 240 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

AMD Athlon II X2 240
Name
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop / Server
Segment
Desktop / Server
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
CPU group
AMD Ryzen 5000G
AMD Athlon II
Family
AMD Ryzen 5
1
Generation
4
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Predecessor
--
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Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Athlon II X2 240 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.80 GHz
Frequency
3.60 GHz
No
Overclocking
Yes
normal
Core architecture
normal
2 / 2
CPU Cores / Threads
6 / 12
No
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
2x
Cores
6x
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Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.20 GHz
no data
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
--
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Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Athlon II X2 240 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500. 

no iGPU
GPU name
no iGPU
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
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Max. GPU Memory
--
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Direct X
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Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1333
Memory type
DDR4-3200
16 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)
Memory channels
2 (Dual Channel)
No
ECC
No
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Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
2.0
PCIe
3.0 x 24
No
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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Tjunction max.
95 °C
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TDP up
--
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TDP down
45 W
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TDP (PL2)
--
65 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
65 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
16.00 MB
45 nm
Technology
7 nm
Propus
Architecture
Cezanne (Zen 3)
AMD-V
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM
AM3
Socket
AM4 (PGA 1331)
Q3/2009
Release date
Q2/2022
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
2.00 MB
L2-Cache
3.00 MB
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Part Number
--
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Chip design
Chiplet
Windows 10, Linux
Operating systems
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
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Release price
159 $
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Documents
Technical data sheet

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

User rating

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