Athlon Silver 10 vs i7-5500DU
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Mendocino (2025) |
| Release date | 27 December 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 October 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $393 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-5500DU and Athlon Silver 10 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 8.0 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-5500DU and Athlon Silver 10 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 | no data | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5500DU and Athlon Silver 10. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-5500DU and Athlon Silver 10 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5500DU and Athlon Silver 10 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5500DU and Athlon Silver 10. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5500DU and Athlon Silver 10.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 December 2015 | 1 October 2025 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
i7-5500DU has 100% more threads.
Athlon Silver 10, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core i7-5500DU and AMD Athlon Silver 10. We've got no test results to judge.
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