AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and AMD Ryzen 7 2700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2440 vs 1812
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13014 vs 6806

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 26 October 2017
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2440 vs 1812
PassMark - CPU mark	13014 vs 6806

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2440

1812

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13014

6806

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2440	1812
PassMark - CPU mark	13014	6806
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3771	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		645
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7007
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	26 October 2017
OPN Tray	100-000000375	YM2700C4T4MFB
Place in performance rating	1146	1135
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	6	10
Number of threads	12	8
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz
iGPU core count	7	10
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1300 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Video Core Next (VCN)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)