AMD Ryzen 5 4680U vs AMD Phenom II X2 555

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 4680U		AMD Phenom II X2 555
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 4680U or AMD Phenom II X2 555 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U was released in Q2/2021. The AMD Phenom II X2 555 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X2 555 was released in Q2/2010.

AMD Ryzen 5 (85)	Family	AMD Phenom II (52)
AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)	CPU group	AMD Phenom II - 545 (9)
3	Generation	2
Renoir (Zen 2)	Architecture	Callisto (K10)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (4.00 GHz). The AMD Phenom II X2 555 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X2 555
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.20 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X2 555
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	no iGPU
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	--
7 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
7	Compute units	--
448	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 7 (Renoir)	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 The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X2 555 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X2 555
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
3.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
12	PCIe lanes	--
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X2 555 is 80 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X2 555
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	80 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U has a 11.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X2 555 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X2 555
7 nm	Technology	45 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
FP6	Socket	AM3
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021	Release date	Q2/2010
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U (100%)

AMD Phenom II X2 555 (38%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U (100%)

AMD Phenom II X2 555 (16%)

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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1082 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	409 (38%)

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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	4890 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	767 (16%)

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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	13521 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2060 (15%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1033 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	6215 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	448 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	2554 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 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 Ryzen 5 4680U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.50 GHz	1343 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	290 (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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	84 (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 Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	162 (100%)

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