AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i5-8279U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Core i5-8279U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Intel Core i5-8279U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2296
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12896 vs 7490

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 2296
PassMark - CPU mark	12896 vs 7490

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8279U

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4.0 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4.0 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8279U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

2296

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12896

7490

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i5-8279U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	2296
PassMark - CPU mark	12896	7490
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3761
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3981

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i5-8279U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	Q2'19
OPN Tray	100-000000375
Place in performance rating	1158	1363
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$320
Processor Number		i5-8279U
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	12	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)