AMD Athlon 240GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

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AMD Athlon 240GE CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon 240GE and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon 240GE 2 core processor released in Q3/2018 with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
AMD Athlon (29) Family AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28)
AMD Athlon 200 (3) CPU group AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)
5 Generation 1
Raven Ridge (Zen+) Architecture Summit Ridge (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 240GE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 clocks with 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon 240GE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.50 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon 240GE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.10 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon 240GE, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon 240GE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon 240GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon 240GE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon 240GE has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Athlon 240GE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2018 Release date Q3/2017
75 $ Release price 265 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon 240GE (97%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon 240GE (54%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
930 (99%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
935 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2389 (63%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3781 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
4534 (49%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
9280 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
142 (94%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
151 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
397 (51%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
775 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
334 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
841 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
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