i5-2500 vs Ryzen 7 7840H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.55
+590%

Ryzen 7 7840H outperforms Core i5-2500 by a whopping 590% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3381716
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.66
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency48.332.58
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$85

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500 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)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm32 nm
Die size178 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500 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
SocketFP8LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MIntel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 7840H 18.55
+590%
i5-2500 2.69

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 7840H 28390
+590%
i5-2500 4115

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.55 2.69
Integrated graphics card 18.28 0.55
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840H has a 589.6% higher aggregate performance score, 3223.6% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840H is a notebook processor while Core i5-2500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-2500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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