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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
37.7Single-core—
31.8Multi-core—
81.9Efficiencyspec-based42.2
46.3iGPU—
36.9Platformspec-based82.5
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495

  • 700% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 8 MB
  • 380% higher Max TDP: 120 W vs 25 W
  • 167% higher cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher threads: 32 vs 12

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
Announced20212026
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP15 W+73%55 W
Max TDP25 W120 W+380%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
Cores616+167%
Performance cores616+167%
Efficiency cores—0
Threads1232+167%
Base clock2.1 GHz3.1 GHz+48%
Boost clock4 GHz5.2 GHz+30%
L3 cache8 MB64 MB+700%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon 8065S (40 CU)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz3,000 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X-8533
Max memory—192 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%—
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%—

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