Ryzen 5 5500U vs i5-7210U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7210U and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	917
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	no data	51.70
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-7210U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	21
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	3 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7210U 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7210U and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7210U and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7210U and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics 620

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7210U and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	12

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	2.42	7.46
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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