AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i3-7101TE

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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-7101TE
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Intel Core i3-7101TE

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and the Intel Core i3-7101TE and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4 core processor released in Q4/2017 with the Intel Core i3-7101TE which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (20) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
AMD Ryzen 2000U (7) CPU group Intel Core i 7000 (17)
1 Generation 7
Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture Kaby Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-6102E
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-7101TE clocks with 3.40 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7101TE
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7101TE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
1.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 24
512 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U, while the Intel Core i3-7101TE supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7101TE
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-7101TE is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7101TE
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 88 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-7101TE is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7101TE
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2017 Release date Q1/2017
150 $ Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
672 (77%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
871 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2524 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1942 (77%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (38%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7956 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3865 (49%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
797 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2865 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1157 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2361 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
328 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1352 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1675 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
130 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
584 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7101TE Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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