Intel Core i5 5200U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U: performance comparison
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Intel Core i5 5200U
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i5 5200U with 2-cores against the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with 4-cores. On this page, you’ll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
- Review
- Differences
- Performance
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i5 5200U
29
Ryzen 5 2500U
37
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i5 5200U
6
Ryzen 5 2500U
13
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i5 5200U
58
Ryzen 5 2500U
58
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i5 5200U
25
Ryzen 5 2500U
34
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 2500U and 5200U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 5200U
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Supports up to 32 GB DDR4-2400 RAM
- Newer — released 2-years and 10-months later
- Newer PCI Express version – 3.
0
- Around 10.16 GB/s (40%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 33% higher Turbo Boost frequency (3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz)
- Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size
- 22% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test — 787 vs 646 points
Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i5 5200U
624
Ryzen 5 2500U
+27%
790
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 5200U
1177
Ryzen 5 2500U
+143%
2861
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 5200U
1502
Ryzen 5 2500U
+22%
1826
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 5200U
2492
Ryzen 5 2500U
+161%
6510
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Core i5 5200U
644
Ryzen 5 2500U
+22%
785
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 5200U
1361
Ryzen 5 2500U
+99%
2714
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 5200U and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | January 5, 2015 | October 26, 2017 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Broadwell | Raven Ridge |
| Model number | i5-5200U | — |
| Socket | BGA-1168 | FP5 |
| Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 5500 | Radeon Vega 8 |
Performance
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2. 2 GHz |
2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 2.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 20x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 5 GT/s | — |
| L1 Cache | — | 128K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 3MB (shared) | 4MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Transistors | — | 4.9 billions |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
Max. temperature |
105°C | 95°C |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | Radeon Vega 8 |
| GPU Base Clock | — | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 900 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | — | 512 |
| TMUs | — | 32 |
| ROPs | — | 8 |
| Execution Units | — | 8 |
| TGP | — | 65 W |
| Max. Resolution | — | 3840×2160 — 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 5200U
n/a
Ryzen 5 2500U
1.13 TFLOPS
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR3L-1600, LPDDR3-1600 | DDR4-2400 |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 32 GB |
Max. Memory Channels |
2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 35.76 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
| Official site | Intel Core i5 5200U official page | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 12 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | — |
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Core i5 5200U
0 (0%)
Ryzen 5 2500U
6 (100%)
Total votes: 6
So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 2500U or Intel Core i5 5200U?
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Intel Core i5-5200U vs.
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Intel Core i5-5200U
The Intel Core i5-5200U operates with 2 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 2.70 GHz base 2.50 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 15 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1168 CPU socket. This version includes 3.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1600 RAM and features 2.0 PCIe Gen 12 lanes. Tjunction keeps below — degrees C. In particular, Broadwell U Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2015
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 3.60 GHz base 3.00 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 15 W.The processor is attached to the AM4 (LGA 1331) CPU socket. This version includes 4.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 12 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 95 °C degrees C. In particular, Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports AMD-V, SVM.
The product was launched on Q4/2017
Intel Core i5-5200U
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Compare Detail
| 2.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2.70 GHz | Turbo (1 Core) | 3.60 GHz |
| 2.50 GHz | Turbo (All Cores) | 3.00 GHz |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking | No |
| normal | Core Architecture | normal |
|
Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
GPU |
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | No turbo |
| 14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | No turbo |
| 11.2 | DirectX Version | 12 |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
| 2 | Memory channels | 2 |
| Max memory | ||
| No | ECC | Yes |
| — | L2 Cache | — |
3. 00 MB |
L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 12 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| BGA 1168 | Socket | AM4 (LGA 1331) |
| 15 W | TDP | 15 W |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’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.
Electric Usage Estimate
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)
Power cost, dollar per kWh
Electric Usage Estimate
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)
Power cost, dollar per kWh
| Intel Core i5-5200U | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | |
| 15 W | Max TDP | 15 W |
| NA | Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per day | NA |
| NA | Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per year | NA |
Popular Comparision
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Ryzen 5 5500U [in 15 benchmarks]
AMD
Ryzen 5 5500U
- Interface
- Core frequency
- Video memory size
- Memory type
- Memory frequency
- Maximum resolution
Description
AMD started AMD Ryzen 5 5500U sales 7 January 2021.
This is a Lucienne U (Zen 2) architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads and is manufactured using 7nm process technology, the maximum frequency is 4000MHz, the multiplier is locked.
In terms of compatibility, this is an AMD Socket FP6 processor with a TDP of 25W. It supports DDR4-4266 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
13.05%
from the leader, which is AMD EPYC 7h22.
Ryzen 5
5500U
vs
EPYC
7h22
General information
Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of the Ryzen 5 5500U, as well as the time when sales started and the cost at that time.
| place in the performance rating | 579 | ||||||
| Popularity | 1 | 9005 | of 1536 (EPYC Embeded 3401) | ||||
| Cache 2nd level | 512K (for nucleus) | 9004 (Core 2 QUAD Q | |||||
| 8 MB (total) | of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998) | ||||||
| Technological process | 7 nm | of 5 (Apple M1) 9006 900 900 900 | + |
Compatible
Information on Ryzen 5 5500U compatibility with other computer components.
Useful, for example, when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one.
Please note that the power consumption of some processors can significantly exceed their nominal TDP even without overclocking. Some may even double their claims if the motherboard allows you to adjust the power settings of the processor. 9AMD-V
RAM support
Types, maximum amount and channels of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U. Higher memory frequency may be supported depending on the motherboard. Ryzen 5 7600X0060
Built-in video specifications
General parameters of the integrated video card in Ryzen 5 5500U.
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
1
Ryzen 5 5500U supported peripherals and how to connect them.
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
These are the Ryzen 5 5500U non-gaming benchmark results. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest processor at the moment.
Overall performance in tests
This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Ryzen 5 5500U
13.05
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
- 3DMark06 CPU
- Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
- Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
- Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
- Cinebench 11.
5 64-bit single-core - TrueCrypt AES
- x264 encoding pass 2
- x264 encoding pass 1
- WinRAR 4.0
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widely used benchmark that consists of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point calculations, extended instruction tests, compression, encryption, and game physics calculations. Also includes a separate single-threaded test.
Benchmark coverage: 69%
Ryzen 5 5500U
13157
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance. This version uses only one processor core.
Benchmark coverage: 38%
Ryzen 5 5500U
941
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance.
This version uses all available processor cores.
Benchmark coverage: 38%
Ryzen 5 5500U
4379
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is a very outdated ray tracing benchmark for processors developed by the authors of Cinema 4D, Maxon. The Single-Core version uses a single CPU thread to render a futuristic motorcycle model.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 5 5500U
5313
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 that uses all CPU threads. The possible number of threads in this version is limited to 16.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 5 5500U
27437
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is an outdated set of benchmarks based on DirectX 9 by Futuremark. Its processor part contains two tests, one of which calculates the pathfinding of game AI, the other emulates game physics using the PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 5500U
9185
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 that uses all processor threads. This version supports a maximum of 64 threads.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Ryzen 5 5500U
11
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core (sometimes referred to as Multi-Thread) is a variant of Cinebench R15 that uses all of the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Ryzen 5 5500U
1247
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (Release 15) is a benchmark created by Maxon, the creator of the popular Cinema 4D 3D modeling package. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench using more modern variants of the Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes referred to as Single-Thread) uses only one CPU thread to render a room full of mirror balls and complexly shaped lights.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Ryzen 5 5500U
177
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old Maxon development benchmark. authors of Cinema 4D. It has been superseded by later versions of Cinebench which use more modern variants of the Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads one CPU thread with ray tracing, rendering a glossy room full of crystal spheres and lights.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Ryzen 5 5500U
2
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a deprecated program that was widely used to encrypt disk partitions on the fly. It contains several built-in benchmarks, one of which is TrueCrypt AES. It measures the speed of data encryption using the AES algorithm. The result of the test is the encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5500U
4
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower MPEG4 x264 video compression benchmark, resulting in a variable bit rate output file.
This results in a better quality of the resulting video file, as a higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. The benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5500U
45
x264 encoding pass 1
The x264 benchmark uses the MPEG 4 x264 compression method to encode the HD (720p) sample video. Pass 1 is a faster option that produces an output file at a constant bit rate. Its result is measured in frames per second, that is, how many frames of the source video file were encoded in one second on average.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5500U
162
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of the popular archiver. It contains an internal speed test using maximum compression by the RAR algorithm on large amounts of randomly generated data. Results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5500U
3945
Relative capacity
Ryzen 5 5500U overall performance compared to its nearest competitor in notebook processors.
Intel Core i5-1235U
102.76
Intel Core i7-1250U
102.3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
102.22
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
100
Intel Core i5-1245U
99.39
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
98.47
Intel Core i7-1260U
98.31
Competitor from Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 5500U from Intel is Core i5-1245U, which is slower by 1% on average and lower by 2 positions in our rating.
Core i5
1245U
Compare
Here are some of Intel’s closest competitors to the Ryzen 5 5500U:
Intel Core i7-1265U
103.14
Intel Core i5-1235U
102.
76
Intel Core i7-1250U
102.3
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
100
Intel Core i5-1245U
99.39
Intel Core i7-1260U
98.31
Intel Core i7-11375H
93.18
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Recommended graphics cards
According to our statistics, these cards are most often used with Ryzen 5 5500U:
Radeon RX
Vega 7
14.
3%
Radeon
Graphics
11.6%
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
9.9%
Radeon RX
Vega 8
7.3%
GeForce GTX
1650
6.3%
GeForce RTX
3080 Ti
4%
GeForce RTX
3090 Ti
2.8%
GeForce RTX
3060
2.3%
GeForce RTX
3050 Ti Mobile
1.9%
GeForce GTX
1060 6GB
1.6%
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According to earlier rumors, X670 motherboards officially support a maximum FCLK (Infinity Fabric frequency) of up to 3000 MHz. However, the default configuration is 1733 MHz. Given Hallock’s statement, users can leave FCLK in the AUTO position. For the Ryzen 7000 series, the 1:1:1 clock ratio for FCLK, UCLK, and MCLK is not as important as it used to be. The main thing to pay attention to is the ratio of memory and controller frequency — it is better if it is 1:1. |
By «best choice,» Hallock means the option that offers the best value, stability, performance, affordability, and ease of use. In addition, he recommended that users use two RAM modules, because four, although supported, would make it difficult to route signals, compromising maximum performance. 