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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
45.1Inno Score
37.7Single-core40
31.8Multi-core33.1
81.9Efficiencyspec-based81.9
46.3iGPU49.7
36.9Platformspec-based41.3
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U wins this laptop processor face-off, 45.1 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+3) and single-core (+2). AMD Ryzen 5 5500U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

  • 17% higher Base clock: 2.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

  • Stronger iGPU score: 50 vs 46
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 22% higher PassMark: 15,366 vs 12,592

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Announced20212021
Process7 nm7 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Cores68+33%
Performance cores68+33%
Threads1216+33%
Base clock2.1 GHz+17%1.8 GHz
Boost clock4 GHz4.3 GHz+7%
L3 cache8 MB8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5700U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon Vega 8
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%1,587+5%Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872+5%Bottom 12%5,606Bottom 11%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%1,251+7%Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%8,411+17%Bottom 28%
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%15,366+22%Bottom 32%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%1,142+17%Bottom 42%

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