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Intel Core i7-5500U vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-5500U
30 %
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
32C / 64T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
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Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
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Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-5500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 5000U (16) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (3) |
| Architecture | Broadwell U | Shimada Peak (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1168 | TRX50 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i7-4500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X |
| Successor | Intel Core i7-6500U |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-5500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 32 / 64 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 32x Zen 5 |
| Frequency: | 2.40 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.00 GHz | 5.40 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 2.90 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 32.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 128.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-5500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 0.95 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 16 GB | |
| Technology | 14 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2015 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-5500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-5500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (190.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 1024 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 12 | 5.0 x 88 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 6.0 GB/s | 346.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-5500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 350 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-5500U | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q1/2015 | Q3/2025 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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