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Intel Core i3-7100E vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Core i3-7100E
Intel Core i3-7100E
Released
Q4/2017
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-7100E 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.

Intel Core i3-7100E has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q1/2017.

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

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-7100E CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1029 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    859 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.43 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 35 W

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
Intel Core i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
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
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000U 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
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • 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
    Intel HD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.95 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 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 Intel Core i3-7100E. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    64 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
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-7100E and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 12 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-7100E and Intel Core i3-7100E, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake U left arrow Raven Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 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 Intel Core i3-7100E and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
365
Intel Core i3-7100E
1126
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

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