i5-2500 vs Ryzen 5 3350G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3350G
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.67
+119%
Core i5-2500
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.59

Ryzen 5 3350G outperforms Core i5-2500 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11461737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.66
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPicassono data
Power efficiencyno data2.58
Architecture codenameno dataSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateno data9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$85

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4096 KB6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500 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 configurationno data1
SocketAM4LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i5-2500.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 3350G 5.67
+119%
i5-2500 2.59

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 3350G 9000
+119%
i5-2500 4113

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.67 2.59
Integrated graphics card 4.24 0.55
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 3350G has a 118.9% higher aggregate performance score, 670.9% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3350G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2500 in performance tests.


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