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AMD Ryzen 7 170 vs Ryzen 5 150

52 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 170
VS
48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 150
AMD Ryzen 7 170
AMD Ryzen 5 150

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 170 with 8-cores against the 3.3 GHz Ryzen 5 150 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 150 and 170
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 170
  • More powerful Radeon 680M integrated graphics: 3.4 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.75 GHz vs 4.55 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 170
vs
Ryzen 5 150

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 7 170 +28%
720
Ryzen 5 150
564
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 424
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 1935
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 7 170 +2%
2045
Ryzen 5 150
2007
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 170 +20%
10126
Ryzen 5 150
8455
File compression 955 MB/sec 840.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 73.5 Klines/sec 61.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 216.2 pages/sec 177 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 302.6 Mpixels/sec 215.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 202.8 pages/sec 202.1 pages/sec
Background blur 48.6 images/sec 42.5 images/sec
Photo processing 84.5 images/sec 72.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.4 Mpixels/sec 15 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 170 +34%
20609
Ryzen 5 150
15376
Integer math 79.2 GOps/sec 66.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 44.7 GOps/sec 36.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 48M Primes/sec 39M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 27.7M Strings/sec 20.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.9 GBytes/sec 11.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 265.7 MBytes/sec 157.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 877 Frames/sec 657 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 18.2B Matrices/sec 11.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 99 & 1 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.3 PPW 10.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 187.5 PPW 156.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 381.6 PPW 284.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.16 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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AMD Ryzen 5 150
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 170 and Ryzen 5 150

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released October 1, 2025 October 1, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Integrated GPU Radeon 680M Radeon 660M
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (97th and 119th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.75 GHz 4.55 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 33x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 6 nm 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-54 W (configurable) 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket FP7 FP7
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 680M Radeon 660M
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 768 384
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 32 16
Execution Units 12 6
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 7 170 +127%
3.4 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 150
1.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 660M compared to Radeon 680M

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400		 - DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 7 170 official page AMD Ryzen 5 150 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
6 (85.7%)
1 (14.3%)
Total votes: 7

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Comments

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