Core i7 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1295	1680
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.34
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$611	$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	8	no data
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4500 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FP5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 PRO 2500U outperforms Core i7 by 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.30	2.46
Recency	26 October 2017	1 October 2023

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