Ultra 7 155UL vs Ryzen 5 5500

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking637not rated
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.90no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency17.78no data
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Meteor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1214
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL 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 configuration11
SocketAM41851
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe-LPG 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Core Ultra 7 155UL.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 April 2022 8 April 2024
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 14
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ultra 7 155UL has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

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