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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM4 (PGA 1331) socket and was released in Q2/2018. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X scores 988 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,755 points.
| Name: | AMD Ryzen 5 2500X |
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| Family: | AMD Ryzen 5 (87) |
| CPU group: | AMD Ryzen 2000 (9) |
| Architecture: | Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) |
| Technology: | 12 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 2 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 8 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.80 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR4-2933 | 46.9 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 64 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 19.7 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 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. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 95 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is made in 12 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 16.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 12 nm |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 16.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| Release date: | Q2/2018 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 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.
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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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.
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