Ultra 9 288V vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
Core Ultra 9 288V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 30 Watt
12.59
+53.7%

Core Ultra 9 288V outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking928617
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency31.0039.72
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Low Power Efficient-coresno data4
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm3 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)Intel Arc Graphics 140V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes124
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

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 5500U 8.19
Ultra 9 288V 12.59
+53.7%

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 5500U 13003
Ultra 9 288V 20000
+53.8%

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 5500U 5313
Ultra 9 288V 10697
+101%

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 5500U 27437
Ultra 9 288V 45377
+65.4%

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 5500U 9185
Ultra 9 288V 12505
+36.2%

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 5500U 6.22
+44.7%
Ultra 9 288V 9

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 5500U 11
Ultra 9 288V 20
+73.4%

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 5500U 1.99
Ultra 9 288V 3.56
+78.9%

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 5500U 4.3
Ultra 9 288V 7.7
+79.1%

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 5500U 3945
Ultra 9 288V 8613
+118%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 5500U 1049
Ultra 9 288V 1654
+57.7%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 5 5500U 156
Ultra 9 288V 342
+119%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 12.59
Integrated graphics card 7.47 13.29
Recency 12 January 2021 24 September 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 30 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has 50% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has a 53.7% higher aggregate performance score, 77.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 9 288V is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.


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