AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
VS
AMD FX-8350
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
VS
AMD FX-8350

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 2500U and AMD FX-8350? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 2500U or AMD FX-8350? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.00 GHz
Frequency
4.00 GHz
4
CPU Cores
8
3.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.20 GHz
8
CPU Threads
8
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
Yes
3.00 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
Turbo (8 Cores)
4.10 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 2500U or AMD FX-8350. 

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU name
1.10 GHz
GPU frequency
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
8
Generation
12
DirectX Version
8
Execution units
512
Shader
2 GB
Max. Memory
--
3
Max. displays
14 nm
Technology
Q1/2018
Release date

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
No
Decode / Encode
JPEG
No
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
No
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
No
Decode / Encode
AVC
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2400
Memory type
DDR3-1866
32 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
Yes
3.0
PCIe version
12
PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

15 W
TDP
125 W
95 °C
Tjunction max.
--
25 W
TDP up
--
12 W
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
32 nm
Zen (Raven Ridge)
Architecture
Vishera
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
AMD-V
AM4
Socket
AM3+
Q4/2017
Release date
Q4/2012
ca. 150 $
Market price
ca. 170 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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