Ryzen 5 5500U vs Pentium 4405U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4405U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.36
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.44
+521%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium 4405U by a whopping 521% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2143844
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data
Current price$775 (4.8x MSRP)no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4405U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size99 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1750 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4405U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1356FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-no data
Smart Response+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 510AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4405U and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1012

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.

Pentium 4405U 1.36
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.44
+521%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium 4405U by 521% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 4405U 2110
Ryzen 5 5500U 13050
+518%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium 4405U by 518% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 4405U 408
Ryzen 5 5500U 1295
+217%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium 4405U by 217% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 4405U 844
Ryzen 5 5500U 4613
+447%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium 4405U by 447% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 8.44
Integrated graphics card 1.36 7.42
Recency 1 September 2015 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4405U in performance tests.


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