AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i5-2557M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
4,376

Rank #1,438

6,171
4,376

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 29.1% (Rank #188 vs #1438)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,361

Rank #1,427

6,116
4,361

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 28.7% (Rank #228 vs #1427)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,398

Rank #1,459

6,254
4,398

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 29.7% (Rank #198 vs #1459)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,503

Rank #1,510

5,674
4,503

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 20.6% (Rank #144 vs #1510)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,478

Rank #1,465

5,786
4,478

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 22.6% (Rank #138 vs #1465)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,505

Rank #1,370

5,532
4,505

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 18.6% (Rank #179 vs #1370)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-2557M Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
1,700 MHz
+45.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
2,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
2,400 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
17x
L1 Cache
768 KB
128 KB
+83.3%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+91.7%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
3 MiB
+95.3%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
8 GB
+93.8%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
20 GB/s
+58.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
17 W
73.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-2557M
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 3000 i5-2000
Model Number PRO i5-2557M
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Sandy Bridge
Core Name Matisse Sandy Bridge M
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 42
Socket Socket BGA1023
Package µOPGA-1331 FCBGA-1023
Chipset -- Cougar
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price -- $250.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i5-2557M
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i5-2557M
Core

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i5-2557M
i5-2000

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i5-2557M
i5-2557M

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i5-2557M
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i5-2557M
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
42

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i5-2557M
BGA1023

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i5-2557M
FCBGA-1023

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
Cougar

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i5-2557M
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i5-2557M
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i5-2557M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i5-2557M
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i5-2557M
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
$250.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i5-2557M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-2557M
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 149 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.62 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i5-2557M
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
149 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
0.62 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i5-2557M
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i5-2557M
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i5-2557M
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-2557M
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-2557M
GPU -- HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1200 MHz
Execution Units -- 12

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
1200 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-2557M
12

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-2557M
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
ATT
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
BPT
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64