AMD Ryzen 5 2500U - CPU Specs

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD Ryzen 2000U
Family
Ryzen
Form Factor
Laptops / Desktops
Generation
1
Name
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Series
Ryzen 2000 Series
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
3.6 GHz
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
8
Generation
8
GPU Frequency
1100 MHz
GPU name
Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Graphics Cores
8
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
2 GB
Release date
Q1/2018
Shader
512
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
32 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4
PCIe
PCIe 3.0
PCIe lanes
12
PCIe version
3.0
System Memory Specification
2400

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Configurable TDP
12-25 W
Default TDP
15 W
Maximum Operating Temperature
95 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
15 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
12 W
TDP up
25 W

Technical details

Architecture
Raven Ridge (Zen)
Codename
Raven Ridge
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L1-Cache
0.375 MB
L2-Cache
2 MB
L3-Cache
4 MB
Manufacturer product ID (tray)
YM2500C4T4MFB
Official source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Operating systems
Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Part Number
—
Release date
2017-10-26
Socket
FP5
Technology
14nm
Verification scope
Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
Verified on
2026-10-01
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

300 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

279 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

396 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

338 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

608 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

501 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

801 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

689 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

257 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

331 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

353 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

324 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

306 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

513 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

797

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

823

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

820

Intel Core i7-3770

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2865

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

3118

Intel Core i5-8250U

3111

Intel Core i7-8550U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

328

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

333

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

331

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1352

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

1380

Intel Core i5-8365UE

1369

Intel Core i7-4750HQ

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

130

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

131

Intel Core i3-6100T

131

Intel Core i7-5600U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

584

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

590

Intel Core i7-3630QM

587

AMD FX-8120

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

672

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

677

Intel Core i5-7300U

673

Intel Core i3-3250

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2524

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

2557

Intel Core i3-7350K

2543

Apple A12 Bionic

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1126 GFLOPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

1152 GFLOPS

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

1152 GFLOPS

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3479

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

3486

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

3482

Intel Core i3-7100T

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

11065

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

11094

Intel Core i5-6440EQ

11070

Intel Core i7-4702HQ

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.6

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

1.6

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

1.6

Intel Core i7-5700HQ

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

6.44

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

6.46

Intel Core i7-4700HQ

6.46

Intel Core i7-4700MQ

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

7956

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

7989

Intel Core i5-5675C

7967

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1756B

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark