i7-8560U vs Ryzen 5 2400G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1162 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.10 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.00 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 12 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 October 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,950 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U 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 | AM4 | Intel BGA 1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 5.48 | 2.67 |
| Recency | 12 February 2018 | 1 October 2018 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2400G has 105.2% faster integrated GPU.
i7-8560U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Core i7-8560U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-8560U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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