E2-1800 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.12
+1371%
E2-1800
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.28

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms E2-1800 by a whopping 1371% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13913117
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD E-Series
Power efficiency25.991.47
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)6 June 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm40 nm
Die size246 mm275 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800 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
SocketFP5FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 8AMD Radeon HD 7340

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

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 5 2500U 4.12
+1371%
E2-1800 0.28

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 6542
+1357%
E2-1800 449

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 809
+649%
E2-1800 108

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2369
+1209%
E2-1800 181

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4411
+297%
E2-1800 1110

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 15684
+639%
E2-1800 2121

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4828
+346%
E2-1800 1083

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 10.23
+575%
E2-1800 69.05

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 7
+938%
E2-1800 1

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 1.59
+382%
E2-1800 0.33

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 3.3
+3200%
E2-1800 0.1

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.  

Ryzen 5 2500U 35
+964%
E2-1800 3

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.  

Ryzen 5 2500U 121
+560%
E2-1800 18

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2426
+399%
E2-1800 486

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 5 2500U 10616
+496%
E2-1800 1781

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.12 0.28
Integrated graphics card 4.50 0.40
Recency 26 October 2017 6 June 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 18 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 1371.4% higher aggregate performance score, 1025% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-1800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while E2-1800 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and E2-1800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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