i3-7100 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
+51.1%
Core i3-7100
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.72

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Core i3-7100 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14021707
Place by popularitynot in top-10085
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i3
Power efficiency25.935.05
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier2039
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 8Intel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100.

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
+51.1%
i3-7100 2.72

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
+51.3%
i3-7100 4319

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
i3-7100 1278
+57.6%

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 2375
i3-7100 2500
+5.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 2.72
Integrated graphics card 4.51 3.11
Recency 26 October 2017 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 51 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 51.1% higher aggregate performance score, 45% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-7100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Core i3-7100 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-7100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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