i7-3525M vs Ryzen 5 2500U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1391 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 25.99 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 November 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | 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) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 160 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 1,480 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M 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 | FP5 | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M 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 2500U and Core i7-3525M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | unknown Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel HD 4000 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 1 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2500U has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-3525M. We've got no test results to judge.
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