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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
49.3Inno Score
37.7Single-core46.5
31.8Multi-core37.1
81.9Efficiencyspec-based81.9
46.3iGPU49.7
36.9Platformspec-based49.3
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U wins this laptop processor face-off, 49.3 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+9) and multi-core (+5). 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

  • 11% higher Base clock: 2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

  • Stronger single-core score: 47 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 32
  • Stronger iGPU score: 50 vs 46
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 8 MB
  • 43% higher PassMark: 17,953 vs 12,592

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5800U
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 5800U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Cores68+33%
Performance cores68+33%
Threads1216+33%
Base clock2.1 GHz+11%1.9 GHz
Boost clock4 GHz4.4 GHz+10%
L3 cache8 MB16 MB+100%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5800U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon Vega 8
iGPU clock1,800 MHz2,000 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%1,865+23%Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%7,934+35%Bottom 24%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%1,425+22%Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%8,851+23%Bottom 32%
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%17,953+43%Bottom 44%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%1,142+17%Bottom 42%

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