AMD Ryzen 7 5825U vs Intel Core i7-5500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5825U and Intel Core i7-5500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 7 5825U

Intel Core i7-5500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3057 vs 1653
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18228 vs 2793

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2022 vs 5 January 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3057 vs 1653
PassMark - CPU mark	18228 vs 2793

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5500U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3057

1653

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18228

2793

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U	Intel Core i7-5500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3057	1653
PassMark - CPU mark	18228	2793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		47.687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.452
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3242
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3242

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U	Intel Core i7-5500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Jan 2022	5 January 2015
OPN Tray	100-000000580
Place in performance rating	571	1873
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
Processor Number		i7-5500U
Series		5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		82 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8	Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Device ID		0x1616
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)