Ryzen 7 5825U vs i7-5700HQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5700HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.95
Ryzen 7 5825U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.99
+204%

Ryzen 7 5825U outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1462669
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency7.6672.89
Architecture codenameBroadwell-H (2015)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size182 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U 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
SocketFCBGA1364FP6
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 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
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U 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 i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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 i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i7-5700HQ 3.95
Ryzen 7 5825U 11.99
+204%

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.

i7-5700HQ 6048
Ryzen 7 5825U 18342
+203%

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.

i7-5700HQ 1121
Ryzen 7 5825U 1725
+53.9%

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.

i7-5700HQ 3257
Ryzen 7 5825U 6335
+94.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-5700HQ 5539
Ryzen 7 5825U 6304
+13.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-5700HQ 21530
Ryzen 7 5825U 32641
+51.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-5700HQ 7665
Ryzen 7 5825U 11292
+47.3%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-5700HQ 6.84
+34.5%
Ryzen 7 5825U 9.2

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-5700HQ 8
Ryzen 7 5825U 19
+139%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-5700HQ 720
Ryzen 7 5825U 1778
+147%

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.

i7-5700HQ 144
Ryzen 7 5825U 232
+60.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-5700HQ 1.66
Ryzen 7 5825U 2.75
+65.7%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-5700HQ 4.2
Ryzen 7 5825U 8.7
+107%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-5700HQ 43
Ryzen 7 5825U 100
+134%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-5700HQ 166
Ryzen 7 5825U 250
+50%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.95 11.99
Integrated graphics card 3.95 9.03
Recency 2 June 2015 6 January 2022
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5825U has a 203.5% higher aggregate performance score, 128.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5825U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5700HQ in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-5700HQ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5825U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5700HQ and Ryzen 7 5825U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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