AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-2540M
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2500U |
| 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. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2540M |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i5-2540M | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| Intel VT-x | | | |
| Intel VT-d | | | |
| Hyper-threading | | | |
| Turbo Boost | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| Smart Cache. | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i5-2540M | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | vs | Feb 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i5-2540M | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 | vs | Intel HD 3000 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i5-2540M | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i5-2540M | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | Intel Socket G2 (988B) |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FP5 | vs | rPGA |
| Die Size | 210mm² | vs | 149mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i5-2540M | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2000 MHz | vs | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3600 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 35 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
3960 points
Intel Core i5-2540M
2600 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
10736 points
Intel Core i5-2540M
5200 points
Points - higher is better