Ryzen 5 5500U vs Samsung Exynos 850
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Samsung Exynos 850 by a whopping 529% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2163 | 848 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 17 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Samsung | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | Cortex-A55 (2019) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) |
| Release date | 15 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | ARM Mali-G52 MP1 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Samsung Exynos 850 by 529% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Samsung Exynos 850 by 530% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.34 | 8.43 |
| Recency | 15 May 2020 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 7 nm |
The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Samsung Exynos 850 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Samsung Exynos 850 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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