Ryzen 5 2500U vs Ryzen 9 5900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by a whopping 425% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 241 | 1384 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 31.52 | 26.02 |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2024) | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | 20 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 2500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 38.397 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 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 2500U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.47 | 4.28 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 26 October 2017 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900 has a 425% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 5 2500U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 2500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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