Processor comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
AMD Socket FP5
2200 MHz
4 cores
Oct 2017
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core i5-8250U
Intel BGA1356
1600 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2017
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U115%
- Intel Core i5-8250U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U100%
- Intel Core i5-8250U104%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U135%
- Intel Core i5-8250U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 35% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8250U
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| CnQ | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMT | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| AES-NI | | |
| TSX | | |
| TXT | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge | Kaby Lake |
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 10 | Intel UHD 620 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | Intel BGA1356 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | FP5 |
FC-BGA1356 |
| Die Size | 210mm² | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2200 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U4180 points
- Intel Core i5-8250U4080 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U11809 points
- Intel Core i5-8250U9216 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U140
- Intel Core i5-8250U146
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U707
- Intel Core i5-8250U523
points - higher is better