i5-8365UE vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.44
+128%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms i5-8365UE by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8971477
Place by popularity15not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)no data
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)16 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE 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
SocketFP6Intel BGA 1528
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE. 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics 620

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-8365UE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 8.44
+128%
i5-8365UE 3.70

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 13015
+128%
i5-8365UE 5711

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.44 3.70
Integrated graphics card 7.40 2.67
Recency 12 January 2021 16 April 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 128.1% higher aggregate performance score, 177.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8365UE in performance tests.


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