Intel Core i5-5250U vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-5250U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Intel Core i5-5250U AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-5250U or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-5250U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5250U was released in Q1/2015.

The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X was released in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Core i 5000U (16) CPU group AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)
5 Generation 2
Broadwell U Architecture Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-4250U Predecessor AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-5250U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-5250U is 1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X is at 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i5-5250U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.60 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

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.

Intel Core i5-5250U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-5250U or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 6000 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel HD Graphics 6000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-5250U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-5250U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 20
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-5250U is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-5250U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
9.5 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-5250U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 10.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-5250U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1168 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2015 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
658 (64%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1028 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
671 (66%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1012 (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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1378 (44%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3097 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
845 (72%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1180 (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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1621 (49%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3279 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2488 (33%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
7525 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1537 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
@ 0.00 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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
110 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 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.
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
264 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-5250U AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Apple MacBook Air (2015) Unknown

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