Ryzen 5 3500U vs i5-2500

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1722	1345
Place by popularity	not in top-100	36
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	2.58	27.57
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	216 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA1155	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	MMX, 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2000	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.59	4.37
Integrated graphics card	0.55	4.50
Recency	9 January 2011	6 January 2019
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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