i5-8550 vs Ryzen 5 2500U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8550 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 i5 |
| Power efficiency | 25.93 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8550 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8550 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 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8550. 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 i5-8550 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 i5-8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8550.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 4.51 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 1 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2500U has 46% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
i5-8550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 50% more physical cores.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Core i5-8550 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i5-8550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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