Ryzen 3 5425U vs Ryzen 7 4980U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4980U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.21
+54.4%
Ryzen 3 5425U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.26

Ryzen 7 4980U outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 3 5425U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking703990
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency69.4144.95
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 3 5425U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 3 5425U 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
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 3 5425U. 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, SHAMMX, 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 7 4980U and Ryzen 3 5425U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 3 5425U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 3 5425U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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 7 4980U 11.21
+54.4%
Ryzen 3 5425U 7.26

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 7 4980U 17469
+54.4%
Ryzen 3 5425U 11317

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.21 7.26
Integrated graphics card 9.03 6.04
Recency 13 April 2021 6 January 2022
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8

Ryzen 7 4980U has a 54.4% higher aggregate performance score, 49.5% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 5425U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The Ryzen 7 4980U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5425U in performance tests.


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