Ryzen 7 2700E vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.28
Ryzen 7 2700E
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.58
+124%

Ryzen 7 2700E outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1380820
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency26.0219.41
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)10 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2028
L1 cache384 KB768 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size209.78 mm2213 mm2
Number of transistors4950 Million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E 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)
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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 4.28
Ryzen 7 2700E 9.58
+124%

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 6546
Ryzen 7 2700E 14657
+124%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.28 9.58
Recency 26 October 2017 10 September 2018
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has 200% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 2700E, on the other hand, has a 123.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 2700E is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 2700E is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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