i3-9000T vs Ryzen 5 2500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-9000T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1402	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	25.93	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	26 October 2017 (7 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-9000T 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	20	32
L1 cache	128K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	126 mm2
Number of transistors	4950 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-9000T 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	FP5	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-9000T. 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	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-9000T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-9000T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon Vega 8

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-9000T.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.51	3.09
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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