Core i7-5500U vs Ryzen 3 2200G

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 2200G
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.37
+143%

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12821920
Place by popularity71not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date12 February 2018 (6 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99$393
Current price$117 (1.2x MSRP)$591 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors4,950 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 4.37
+143%
i7-5500U 1.80

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 143% 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%

Ryzen 3 2200G 6764
+143%
i7-5500U 2782

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 143% 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%

Ryzen 3 2200G 995
+13.8%
i7-5500U 874

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 14% 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%

Ryzen 3 2200G 2850
+70.1%
i7-5500U 1675

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 70% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 3 2200G 4625
+0.2%
i7-5500U 4615

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 2200G 16684
+70.4%
i7-5500U 9791

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 70% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 2200G 6636
+73.4%
i7-5500U 3826

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 73% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 3 2200G 10.8
+55.2%
i7-5500U 16.76

Core i7-5500U outperforms Ryzen 3 2200G by 55% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 3 2200G 7
+111%
i7-5500U 3

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 111% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 2200G 577
+99.7%
i7-5500U 289

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 100% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 2200G 146
+20.3%
i7-5500U 121

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 20% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 3 2200G 1.68
+19.1%
i7-5500U 1.41

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 19% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 3.1
+82.4%
i7-5500U 1.7

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 82% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 3229
+30.5%
i7-5500U 2474

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 31% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 40
+123%
i7-5500U 18

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 123% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 184
+94.5%
i7-5500U 95

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5500U by 95% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 1.80
Integrated graphics card 4.49 1.50
Recency 12 February 2018 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $99 $393
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 3 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5500U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 2200G is a desktop processor while Core i7-5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Ryzen 3 2200G
Intel Core i7-5500U
Core i7-5500U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4 2116 votes

Rate Ryzen 3 2200G on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 300 votes

Rate Core i7-5500U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 3 2200G or Core i7-5500U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.