Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.19
+82%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1321929
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency28.3931.00
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier2221
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1300 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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 PRO 2700U 4.50
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+82%

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 PRO 2700U 7150
Ryzen 5 5500U 13010
+82%

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 7 PRO 2700U 835
Ryzen 5 5500U 1287
+54.1%

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 7 PRO 2700U 2470
Ryzen 5 5500U 4528
+83.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 3183
Ryzen 5 5500U 5439
+70.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 8.19
Integrated graphics card 4.24 7.47
Recency 8 January 2018 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, 76.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U in performance tests.


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