Ryzen 5 5500U vs A10-5700

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5700
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.73
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.19
+373%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms A10-5700 by a whopping 373% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2044929
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.5231.00
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660DAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5700 1.73
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+373%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-5700 2744
Ryzen 5 5500U 13010
+374%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5700 400
Ryzen 5 5500U 1287
+222%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5700 1003
Ryzen 5 5500U 4528
+351%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 8.19
Integrated graphics card 1.32 7.47
Recency 2 October 2012 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 373.4% higher aggregate performance score, 465.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5700 in performance tests.

Note that A10-5700 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-5700 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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