Ryzen 5 7500F vs Pentium 2117U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2767	386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	69.94
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	3.56	24.69
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date	1 September 2012 (12 years ago)	22 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F 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	2	12
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	118 mm2	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F 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
Socket	FCBGA1023	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2117U and Ryzen 5 7500F.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

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	0.64	16.97
Recency	1 September 2012	22 July 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

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