Processor N50 vs Ryzen 5 5500U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 891 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 15 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50 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 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50. 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 | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50 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 Processor N50 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 Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 7.40 | 2.30 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500U has 221.7% faster integrated GPU, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Processor N50, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500U and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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