i5-8250U vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
+5.9%
Core i5-8250U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.88

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14021458
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency25.9124.46
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)21 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$297

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier2016
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U 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)
SocketFP5FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U 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 i5-8250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory size32 GB32 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
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AMD Radeon Vega 8Intel HD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U 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 i5-8250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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
+5.9%
i5-8250U 3.88

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
+6.1%
i5-8250U 6158

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
+5.2%
i5-8250U 771

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
+20.5%
i5-8250U 1971

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4411
i5-8250U 5533
+25.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 2500U 15684
i5-8250U 17987
+14.7%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4828
i5-8250U 6348
+31.5%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 2500U 10.23
i5-8250U 8.06
+26.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 2500U 7
+11.8%
i5-8250U 6

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 2500U 609
+8.4%
i5-8250U 562

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2500U 137
i5-8250U 143
+4.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2500U 1.59
i5-8250U 1.64
+3.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2500U 3.3
i5-8250U 3.5
+6.1%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2426
i5-8250U 3991
+64.5%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 2500U 35
+8.6%
i5-8250U 32

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 2500U 121
i5-8250U 138
+13.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2500U 2515
i5-8250U 3427
+36.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 2500U 771
i5-8250U 900
+16.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2500U 831
i5-8250U 925
+11.3%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 2500U 3441
i5-8250U 3706
+7.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2500U 16251
+5.8%
i5-8250U 15366

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 2500U 160
i5-8250U 168
+4.7%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 5 2500U 11301
i5-8250U 12742
+12.8%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 5 2500U 3383
+4.3%
i5-8250U 3242

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Ryzen 5 2500U 9548
i5-8250U 12131
+27.1%

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Ryzen 5 2500U 3582
i5-8250U 4029
+12.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 3.88
Integrated graphics card 4.51 2.43
Recency 26 October 2017 21 August 2017

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 5.9% higher aggregate performance score, 85.6% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8250U.


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