Ryzen Embedded V2718 vs Ryzen 5 5500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.50
Ryzen Embedded V2718
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.50
+23.5%

Ryzen Embedded V2718 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking915762
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)AMD Ryzen Embedded
Power efficiency51.6763.83
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718 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)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.7 GHz
Multiplier2117
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718 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
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718. 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.269 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon Graphics 448SP

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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 8.50
Ryzen Embedded V2718 10.50
+23.5%

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 13014
Ryzen Embedded V2718 16075
+23.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.50 10.50
Recency 12 January 2021 10 November 2020
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16

Ryzen 5 5500U has an age advantage of 2 months.

Ryzen Embedded V2718, on the other hand, has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen Embedded V2718 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen Embedded V2718 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen Embedded V2718, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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