Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs i7-5600U

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5600U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.91
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.20
+120%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U outperforms Core i7-5600U by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19551378
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency12.0526.50
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 5500AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5600U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

i7-5600U 1.91
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4.20
+120%

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.

i7-5600U 3036
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6669
+120%

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.

i7-5600U 916
+4.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 877

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.

i7-5600U 1739
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2578
+48.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-5600U 4944
+13.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4349

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-5600U 10263
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 14336
+39.7%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-5600U 3827
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 5635
+47.2%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-5600U 15.53
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 12.36
+25.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-5600U 3
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6
+87.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-5600U 297
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 553
+86.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-5600U 130
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 134
+3.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-5600U 1.51
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 1.55
+2.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-5600U 1.9
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 3.4
+78.9%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-5600U 18
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 34
+84.9%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-5600U 99
+1.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 98

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-5600U 2640
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2700
+2.3%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-5600U 6357
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 12422
+95.4%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-5600U 3004
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 3326
+10.7%

Geekbench 2

i7-5600U 6452
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 11156
+72.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.91 4.20
Integrated graphics card 1.51 4.50
Recency 1 March 2015 26 October 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has a 119.9% higher aggregate performance score, 198% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5600U in performance tests.


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