Ultra 5 238V vs Ryzen 5 5500U

Place in the ranking	929	526
Place by popularity	19	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)	no data
Power efficiency	31.00	78.16
Architecture codename	Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Die size	156 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	9,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FP6	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.19	14.04
Recency	12 January 2021	24 September 2024
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has 50% more threads, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has a 71.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.