AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - CPU Specs

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD Ryzen 2000
Family
Ryzen
Form Factor
Desktops
Generation
2
Name
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Series
Ryzen 2000 Series
Successor
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
4 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None
Graphics verification source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html

Hardware codec support

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

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
64 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4
PCIe
PCIe 3.0
PCIe lanes
20
PCIe version
3.0
System Memory Specification
2933

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Default TDP
65 W
Maximum Operating Temperature
95 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
95 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Codename
Pinnacle 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
8 MB
Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
YD250XBBAFBOX
Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
YD250XBBAFMPK
Manufacturer product ID (tray)
YD250XBBM4KAF
Official source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Operating systems
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Part Number
—
Release date
2018-09-10
Socket
AM4
Technology
12nm
Thermal Solution (MPK)
AMD Wraith Stealth
Thermal Solution (PIB)
Not Included
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 2500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

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

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

474 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 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.

1028

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

1037

Intel Core i7-8650U

1037

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)