AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i5-2500S

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,997

Rank #873

vs
4,763

Rank #1,051

4,997
4,763

Ryzen 7 2700U wins by 4.7% (Rank #873 vs #1051)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,145

Rank #853

vs
4,895

Rank #1,009

5,145
4,895

Ryzen 7 2700U wins by 4.9% (Rank #853 vs #1009)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,774

Rank #881

vs
4,564

Rank #1,142

4,774
4,564

Ryzen 7 2700U wins by 4.4% (Rank #881 vs #1142)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,650

Rank #822

vs
4,576

Rank #1,050

4,650
4,576

Ryzen 7 2700U wins by 1.6% (Rank #822 vs #1050)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,722

Rank #639

vs
4,549

Rank #1,056

4,722
4,549

Ryzen 7 2700U wins by 3.7% (Rank #639 vs #1056)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,620

Rank #911

vs
4,579

Rank #1,024

4,620
4,579

Ryzen 7 2700U wins by 0.9% (Rank #911 vs #1024)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700U Core i5-2500S Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
2,200 MHz
2,700 MHz
-18.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,800 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
22x
--
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
2 MiB
--
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
21 GB/s
+41.3%
PCIe Lanes
12
16
-25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
65 W
76.9% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700U Core i5-2500S
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000U --
Model Number 2700U i5-2500S
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Raven --
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket LGA1155
Package --
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Mobile --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700U
AMD
Core i5-2500S
Intel

Family

Ryzen 7 2700U
Ryzen
Core i5-2500S
--

Series

Ryzen 7 2700U
2000U
Core i5-2500S
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700U
2700U
Core i5-2500S
i5-2500S

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700U
Zen
Core i5-2500S
--

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700U
Raven
Core i5-2500S
--

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700U
23
Core i5-2500S
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700U
1
Core i5-2500S
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700U
Socket
Core i5-2500S
LGA1155

Package

Ryzen 7 2700U
Core i5-2500S
--

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700U
Promontory
Core i5-2500S
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700U
DDR4-2400
Core i5-2500S
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700U
Yes
Core i5-2500S
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 7 2700U
3.0
Core i5-2500S
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 7 2700U
1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Core i5-2500S
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700U
Mobile
Core i5-2500S
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700U
Yes
Core i5-2500S
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700U Core i5-2500S
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 209.78 mm² --
Transistor Count 4.95 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 2700U
14 nm
Core i5-2500S
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700U
209.78 mm²
Core i5-2500S
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700U
4.95 billion
Core i5-2500S
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700U
GlobalFoundries
Core i5-2500S
--

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700U
CMOS
Core i5-2500S
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700U
64-bit
Core i5-2500S
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700U
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-2500S
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 7 2700U Core i5-2500S
GPU Radeon Vega 10 HD Graphics 2000
GPU Designer AMD Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 10 --
Unified Shaders 640 --

GPU

Ryzen 7 2700U
Radeon Vega 10
Core i5-2500S
HD Graphics 2000

GPU Designer

Ryzen 7 2700U
AMD
Core i5-2500S
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 7 2700U
1300 MHz
Core i5-2500S
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 7 2700U
10
Core i5-2500S
--

Unified Shaders

Ryzen 7 2700U
640
Core i5-2500S
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700U Core i5-2500S
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64