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AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2017
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
Released
Q4/2017
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 2700U or AMD Ryzen 5 2500U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    759 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 2700U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    347 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    573 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    409 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    548 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    459 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    978 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    898 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    171 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    57 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    273 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    304 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    596 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    214 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    859 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    314 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    431 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    364 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    637 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    515 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    956 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    883 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    289 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    331 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    362 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    668 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000U left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 10 Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
  • GPU frequency
    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    640 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q1/2018
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2500U and AMD Ryzen 7 2700U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 2700U and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow 12 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700U and AMD Ryzen 7 2700U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raven Ridge (Zen) left arrow Raven Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 2700U and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
823
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
797
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
2586
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
2865
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
120
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
328
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
935
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
1352
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
138
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
130
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
662
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
584
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
665
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
672
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
2411
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
2524
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1664
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
1126
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
3679
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
3479
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
12528
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
11065
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
1.69
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
1.6
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
7.3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
6.44
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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
9008
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
7956
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

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