AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor review

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Ryzen 5 5500U processor released by AMD; release date: 12 Jan 2021. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Zen 2 microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 6, threads - 12. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.0 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 384 KB, L2 - 3 MB, L3 - 8 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FP6. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics AMD Radeon Graphics with the following parameters: cores count - 7.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
2440
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
13016
3DMark Fire Strike
Physics Score
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
25463
3771
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2440
PassMark - CPU mark 13016
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3771

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon Vega 7

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Pipelines 448

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2
Launch date 12 Jan 2021
OPN Tray 100-000000375
Place in performance rating 1147
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz
Number of cores 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 12

Memory

Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1800 MHz
iGPU core count 7
Processor graphics AMD Radeon Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0