A8-7600 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
+102%
A8-7600
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.03

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms A8-7600 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14021923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency25.912.95
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)31 July 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 8AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4.11
+102%
A8-7600 2.03

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 6536
+103%
A8-7600 3217

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 811
+86.9%
A8-7600 434

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2376
+125%
A8-7600 1055

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 2.03
Recency 26 October 2017 31 July 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 102.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while A8-7600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and A8-7600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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