Ryzen 5 5500U vs i5-8550
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 929 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 19 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 31.00 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) |
| Release date | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-8550 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-8550 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | 1151 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 5500U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.09 | 7.47 |
| Recency | 1 September 2018 | 12 January 2021 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500U has 141.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 5500U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-8550 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.
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