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    AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-3470S

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
    AMD Socket FP5MOBILE
    2000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2017
    AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
    Intel Core i5-3470S
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2012
    Intel Core i5-3470S

    Summary

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

    50 watts lower power draw.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470S

    Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Core i5-3470S
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SMT
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    TXT
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Core i5-3470S
    ArchitectureAMD ZenvsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketMobilevsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameRaven RidgevsIvy Bridge
    Release DateOct 2017vsJun 2012

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Core i5-3470S
    Cores4vs4
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 8vsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Core i5-3470S
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache4096 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Core i5-3470S
    SocketAMD Socket FP5vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs69°C
    PackageFP5vsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size210mm²vs133mm²
    Process14 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Core i5-3470S
    Cpu Frequency2000 MHzvs2900 MHz
    Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP15 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
      3960 points
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      3708 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
      10736 points
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      11948 points

    Points - higher is better

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