AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Benchmark, Test and specs
Last updated:
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM4 (PGA 1331) socket and was released in Q4/2017. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U scores 672 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,524 points.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U. |
|
| Name: | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| CPU group: | AMD Ryzen 2000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 1 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U is 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 8 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.00 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U uses the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics |
| GPU frequency: | 1.10 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 8 |
| Shader: | 512 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2018 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
|
| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 |
| Max. Memory: | 32 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | 38.4 GB/s |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
|
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | 25 W |
| TDP down: | 12 W |
| Tjunction max.: | 95 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 4.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Raven Ridge (Zen) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| Release date: | Q4/2017 |
| Release price: | 150 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)
buy now on Amazon and save!
Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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 i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
||
|
Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
||
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
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 i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
||
|
Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
||
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 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
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.|
|
Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz |
||
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 i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-2405S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
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 i5-4440S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
||
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 7535HS
AMD Radeon 660M (6 EUs) @ 1.90 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 7535U
AMD Radeon 660M (6 EUs) @ 1.90 GHz |
||
|
AMD A12-9800
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.11 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics @ 1.10 GHz |
||
|
Samsung Exynos 990
ARM Mali-G77 MP11 @ 0.80 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics @ 1.10 GHz |
||
|
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1404I
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics @ 1.10 GHz |
||
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 Embedded V1756B
4C 8T @ 3.25 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.
|
Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
||
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.|
|
Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
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 i3-6100T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-4200H
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
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 i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
||
|
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 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 Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i3-7100T
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-6267U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 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 i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz |
||
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i5-6267U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz |
||
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
|
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
6C 12T @ 2.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD FX-8370E
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
||
|
|
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz |
||
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
503 entries
503 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
480 entries
480 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
633 entries
633 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
580 entries
580 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,357 entries
2,357 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,330 entries
2,330 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,871 entries
1,871 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,290 entries
2,290 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
216 entries
216 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
719 entries
719 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,098 entries
1,098 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,093 entries
1,093 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries
941 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries
937 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries
825 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries
836 entries
Leaderboards
In our leaderboards, we have clearly compiled the best processors for specific categories for you. The leaderboards are always up to date and are regularly updated by us. The best processors are selected according to popularity and speed in benchmarks as well as the price-performance ratio.
The best desktop processors
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
The best AMD desktop processors
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
The best Intel desktop processors
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
The best mobile processors
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
The best smartphone processors
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
The best gaming CPU
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
Fastest integrated graphics ever
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
CPU with the best price/performance ratio
leaderboard 2023
leaderboard 2023
Leaderboards
show more results
show more results
Popular comparisons
