Ryzen 7 2700U vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads
4.24

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12821243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price$674 $663

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Number of transistors4500 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 5 2500U 4.24
Ryzen 7 2700U 4.44
+4.7%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 5% based on our aggregated 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 5 2500U 6552
Ryzen 7 2700U 6868
+4.8%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 5% 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 5 2500U 810
Ryzen 7 2700U 824
+1.7%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 2% 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 5 2500U 2334
Ryzen 7 2700U 2467
+5.7%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 6% 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 5 2500U 4411
Ryzen 7 2700U 4515
+2.4%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 2% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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 5 2500U 15684
+14.2%
Ryzen 7 2700U 13729

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 14% 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 5 2500U 4828
Ryzen 7 2700U 6072
+25.8%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 26% 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 5 2500U 10.23
Ryzen 7 2700U 8.55
+19.6%

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 20% 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 5 2500U 7
Ryzen 7 2700U 8
+13.4%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 13% 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 5 2500U 609
Ryzen 7 2700U 644
+5.7%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 6% 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 5 2500U 137
Ryzen 7 2700U 144
+4.7%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 5% 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 5 2500U 1.59
Ryzen 7 2700U 1.65
+3.8%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 4% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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 5 2500U 121
Ryzen 7 2700U 128
+5.8%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 6% in x264 encoding pass 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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2500U 35
Ryzen 7 2700U 36
+4.9%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 5% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Ryzen 5 2500U 3383
+4.1%
Ryzen 7 2700U 3249

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 4% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Ryzen 5 2500U 11301
Ryzen 7 2700U 11434
+1.2%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 1% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 2500U 9548
+16.3%
Ryzen 7 2700U 8210

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 16% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 2500U 3582
+7.5%
Ryzen 7 2700U 3331

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 8% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 4.44
Integrated graphics card 4.49 4.23

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 7 2700U.


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