Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U vs i5-8257U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8257U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.70
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
7.94
+68.9%

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U outperforms Core i5-8257U by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1280950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency29.6350.06
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-U (2018−2019)Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date10 July 2019 (5 years ago)7 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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 speed1.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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
SocketFCBGA1528FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2PRO, 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
eDRAM128 MBno data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8257U and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i5-8257U 4.70
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 7.94
+68.9%

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.

i5-8257U 7465
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 12617
+69%

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.

i5-8257U 1232
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1313
+6.6%

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.

i5-8257U 4053
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4594
+13.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-8257U 634
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1161
+83.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-8257U 158
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 175
+11%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-8257U 3858
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4649
+20.5%

Blender(-)

i5-8257U 714
+66.6%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 429

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-8257U 948
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1071
+13%

7-Zip Single

i5-8257U 4083
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4223
+3.4%

7-Zip

i5-8257U 19620
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 31980
+63%

WebXPRT 3

i5-8257U 210
+12.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 186

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.70 7.94
Integrated graphics card 4.45 6.04
Recency 10 July 2019 7 May 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U has a 68.9% higher aggregate performance score, 35.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8257U in performance tests.


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