Ryzen 3 5400U vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.97
+69.6%

Ryzen 3 5400U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 3 5400U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14021014
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency25.9343.97
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier2026
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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
SocketFP5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 3 5400U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 3 5400U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 3 5400U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 8AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 3 5400U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes128

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
Ryzen 3 5400U 6.97
+69.6%

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
Ryzen 3 5400U 11068
+69.3%

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
Ryzen 3 5400U 1524
+87.9%

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
Ryzen 3 5400U 4504
+89.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2500U 2515
Ryzen 3 5400U 3095
+23.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 6.97
Integrated graphics card 4.51 6.04
Recency 26 October 2017 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 3 5400U has a 69.6% higher aggregate performance score, 33.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 5400U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.


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