AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO series. To use the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Family: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO
Group: AMD Ryzen 2000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.6 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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: 1.1 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
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 & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 25 W
TDP down: 12 W
Tjunction max: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 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, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q4/2017
Release price: 150 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
11065
11065
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
11065
11065
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
11065
11065
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
11065
11065
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
11065
11065

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1756B
4C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
7967
7967
Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
7965
7965
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
7956
7956
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
7890
7890
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
7854
7854

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
3512
3512
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
3486
3486
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
3479
3479
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
3460
3460
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
3460
3460

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-3615QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
3163
3163
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
3002
3002
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2865
2865
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2586
2586
Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2466
2466

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-2760QM
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2556
2556
Intel Celeron G6900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2547
2547
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2524
2524
Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
2477
2477
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2472
2472

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1723
1723
Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1699
1699
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1675
1675
Intel Core i7-3720QM
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1672
1672
Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1658
1658

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1380
1380
Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1369
1369
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1352
1352
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1307
1307
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1307
1307

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
829
829
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
823
823
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
797
797
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
779
779
Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
767
767

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
676
676
Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
676
676
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
672
672
Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
668
668
Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
667
667

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
593
593
Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 0.7 GHz
591
591
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
584
584
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
575
575
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
571
571

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
336
336
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
334
334
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
328
328
Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
327
327
Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
321
321

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
131
131
Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
130
130
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
130
130
Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
130
130
Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
129
129

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
6.6
6.6
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
6.5
6.5
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
6.4
6.4
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.4
6.4
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.4
6.4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1.6
1.6