i7-9700E vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+3%
Core i7-9700E
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.95

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Core i7-9700E by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i7-9700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking929949
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency31.0011.57
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i7-9700E 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)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2180.3 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i7-9700E 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
SocketFP61151
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i7-9700E. 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 i7-9700E 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 i7-9700E 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 i7-9700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
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 7 ( - 1800 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i7-9700E.

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 8.19
+3%
i7-9700E 7.95

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 13004
+3%
i7-9700E 12623

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 5500U 1287
i7-9700E 1552
+20.6%

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 5500U 4529
i7-9700E 6034
+33.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 7.95
Integrated graphics card 7.47 3.09
Recency 12 January 2021 23 April 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, 141.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

i7-9700E, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i7-9700E.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook processor while Core i7-9700E is a desktop one.


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