Ryzen 5 2500U vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
9.99
+138%
Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.20

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7801389
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency9.7726.01
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3420
L1 cache96K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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 7 PRO 1700X 9.99
+138%
Ryzen 5 2500U 4.20

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 7 PRO 1700X 15579
+138%
Ryzen 5 2500U 6542

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 7 PRO 1700X 1076
+32.8%
Ryzen 5 2500U 810

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 7 PRO 1700X 5355
+126%
Ryzen 5 2500U 2372

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.99 4.20
Recency 29 June 2017 26 October 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has a 137.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 2500U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Ryzen 5 2500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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