AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor review

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor released by AMD; release date: 10 January 2018. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Zen microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.6 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 95°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 384 KB, L2 - 2 MB, L3 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4.

Supported socket types: FP5. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1100 MHz, cores count - 8.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

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4870

1803

PassMark
CPU mark

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156834

6669

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

704

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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36691

2503

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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97.640 mPixels/s

25.516 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

376.268 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

2.115 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

30.830 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

101.686 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047 Frames

1569 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

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7128 Frames

1744 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

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12887 Frames

5962 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047.000 Fps

1569.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

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7128.000 Fps

1744.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

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12887.000 Fps

5962.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1803
PassMark - CPU mark	6669
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	25.516 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	376.268 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	2.115 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	30.830 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	101.686 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1569 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1744 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	5962 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1569.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1744.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	5962.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	4,940 million

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	10 January 2018
OPN Tray	YM250BC4T4MFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	826
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	4500 Million
Unlocked

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)