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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-2500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2021-04-13
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
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Q1/2011
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Intel Core i5-2500
Intel Core i5-2500

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5700G or Intel Core i5-2500? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2021-04-13.

Intel Core i5-2500 has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    76 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5700G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    84 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    84 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    96 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    124 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    82 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    100 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    314 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    290 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1469 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Intel Core i5-2500 Intel Core i5-2500
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000G left arrow Intel Core i 2000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 4700G left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 5000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 10.1
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 6
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 6
  • GPU Frequency
    2000 MHz left arrow 850 MHz
  • GPU name
    Radeon Graphics left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2000
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    8 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q1/2011
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 48
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2500 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    24 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and Intel Core i5-2500 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Configurable TDP
    45-65 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and Intel Core i5-2500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Codename
    Cezanne left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000263BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    100-100000263MPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000263 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition left arrow -
  • Release date
    2021-04-13 left arrow Q1/2011
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 32 nm
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

Intel Core i5-2500

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 5005.982149 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)
Duration: 199.761 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and Intel Core i5-2500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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.

1522.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
697.000000
Intel Core i5-2500
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.

14211.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
2531.000000
Intel Core i5-2500
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

2048.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
106.000000
Intel Core i5-2500

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