AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor review - Benchmark and Specs

The processor AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is developed on the 7 nm technology node and architecture Lucienne (Zen 2). Its base clock speed is 2.10 GHz, and maximum clock speed in turbo boost - 4.00 GHz. AMD Ryzen 5 5500U contains 6 processing cores. To make a right choice for computer upgrading, please get familiar with the detailed technical specifications and benchmark results. Check socket compatibility before choosing.

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General info

The base and maximum clock speed of the CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, number of processing cores and threads.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The general performance of a CPU can easily be determined based on the number of its cores and the thread count, as well as the base frequency and Turbo frequency. The more GHz and cores a CPU has, the better. Please note that high technical specs require using a powerful cooling system and a quality chipset (check VRM on the motherboard).

Frequency: 2.10 GHz   CPU Cores: 6
Turbo (1 Core): 4.00 GHz   Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No   Turbo (6 Cores): 3.40 GHz
Core architecture: normal   A core: 0x
B core: 0x  

Internal Graphics

Some manufacturers complement their CPUs with graphic chips, such a solution being especially popular in laptops. The higher the clock frequency of a GPU is and the bigger its memory, the better.

GPU name: AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency: 1.80 GHz   GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Generation: 9   DirectX Version: 12
Execution units: 7   Shader: 448
Max. Memory: 2 GB   Max. displays: 3
Technology: 7 nm   Release date: Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

Here we deal with specs that are used by some CPU manufacturers. These numbers are mainly technical and can be neglected for the purpose of the comparison analysis.

h264: Decode / Encode
JPEG: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
AV1: No

Memory & PCIe

These are memory standards supported by CPUs. The higher such standards, the better a CPU’s performance is.

Memory type: DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266   Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2   ECC: Yes
PCIe version: 3.0   PCIe lanes: 12

Encryption

Data encryption support

AES-NI: Yes  

Thermal Management

Tjunction max.: 105 °C   TDP up: 25 W
TDP down: 10 W   TDP (PL1): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --  

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

CPU Threads: 12   L3-Cache: 8.00 MB
Technology: 7 nm   Architecture: Lucienne (Zen 2)
Virtualization: AMD-V, SEV   Socket: FP6
Release date: Q1/2021   Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
L2-Cache: --  

Devices using this processor

You probably know already what devices use CPUs. These can be a desktop or a laptop.

Used in: Unknown

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors. The result is the estimated computing power in the Single-Precision FP32 mode

4.2 Out of 139 Hitesti score
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