i7-5500DU vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	946	not rated
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.48	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	11.25	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	27 December 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$393

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8.0 GT/s
Multiplier	32	24
L1 cache	576 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-5500DU.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2017	27 December 2015
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4

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