Processor N95 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.20
+33.3%
Processor N95
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.15

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U outperforms Processor N95 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13761609
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency26.5019.87
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Processor N95 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Processor N95 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Processor N95 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 PRO 2500U and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Processor N95.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes129

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 PRO 2500U 4.20
+33.3%
Processor N95 3.15

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 PRO 2500U 4349
Processor N95 4783
+10%

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 PRO 2500U 14336
+3.5%
Processor N95 13854

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 PRO 2500U 5635
Processor N95 5952
+5.6%

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 PRO 2500U 12.36
+37.9%
Processor N95 17.04

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 PRO 2500U 6
+9.5%
Processor N95 6

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 553
+24.3%
Processor N95 445

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 134
Processor N95 151
+12.7%

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 PRO 2500U 1.55
Processor N95 1.83
+18.1%

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 PRO 2500U 3.4
+25.9%
Processor N95 2.7

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 34
+4.7%
Processor N95 32

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 98
Processor N95 162
+66%

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 PRO 2500U 2700
+16.4%
Processor N95 2320

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 3135
+22.2%
Processor N95 2566

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 1007
Processor N95 1113
+10.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 887
Processor N95 999
+12.6%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4102
+7.9%
Processor N95 3803

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2794
Processor N95 12177
+336%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.20 3.15
Integrated graphics card 4.50 2.29
Recency 26 October 2017 3 January 2023
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, 96.5% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Processor N95, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N95 in performance tests.


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