Ryzen 5 5500U vs Pentium G2010

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2010
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.04
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.50
+717%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Pentium G2010 by a whopping 717% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2010 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2448914
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.7251.67
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date21 January 2013 (11 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$466no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2010 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)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size94 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2010 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
SocketFCLGA1155FP6
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2010 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 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
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G2010 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
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2010 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 G2010 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon Vega 7
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2010 and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2010 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 G2010 1.04
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.50
+717%

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.

Pentium G2010 1599
Ryzen 5 5500U 13014
+714%

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.

Pentium G2010 441
Ryzen 5 5500U 1285
+191%

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.

Pentium G2010 644
Ryzen 5 5500U 4529
+603%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 8.50
Recency 21 January 2013 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 717.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2010 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G2010 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2010 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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