Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U vs Ryzen 5 5500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+14.4%
Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.16

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking919988
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency31.0045.17
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Barcelo-U PRO (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)19 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U 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
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEPRO, 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
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes128

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 5500U 8.19
+14.4%
Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U 7.16

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 5500U 13017
+14.4%
Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U 11381

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 5500U 1286
Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U 1550
+20.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 5500U 4529
+10.7%
Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U 4092

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 7.16
Integrated graphics card 7.46 6.04
Recency 12 January 2021 19 April 2022
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 14.4% higher aggregate performance score, 23.5% faster integrated GPU, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U in performance tests.


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