AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs AMD A8-3850
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2500U |
| 85 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD A8-3850 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | AMD A8-3850 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | AMD A8-3850 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD LLano |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge | vs | Llano |
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | vs | Jun 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | AMD A8-3850 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 | vs | Radeon HD 6550D |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | AMD A8-3850 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | AMD A8-3850 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | AMD Socket FM1 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FP5 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 210mm² | vs | 228mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | AMD A8-3850 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 2000 MHz | vs | 2900 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3600 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.4125 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 100 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
3960 points
AMD A8-3850
2900 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
10736 points
AMD A8-3850
11600 points
Points - higher is better