Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Ryzen 5 3450U

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads
4.36
+1.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads
4.31

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12571263
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 May 2020 (3 years ago)26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Current priceno data$611

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache384 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 3450U 4.36
+1.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4.31

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by 1% 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 3450U 6742
+1.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6660

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by 1% in Passmark.

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 3450U 567
+2.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 553

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by 2% 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 3450U 138
+2.6%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 134

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by 3% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.36 4.31
Recency 1 May 2020 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. The differences in performance seem too small.


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