i7-5500DU vs Ryzen 5 2500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1097not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7
Power efficiency8.68no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 October 2018 (6 years ago)27 December 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$393

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8.0 GT/s
Multiplier3624
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU 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)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2018 27 December 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 2500X has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2500X and Core i7-5500DU. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 2500X is a desktop processor while Core i7-5500DU is a notebook one.


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