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AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Ryzen 5 5500U

40 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
VS
38 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with 8-cores against the 2.1 GHz Ryzen 5 5500U 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 (21)

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 5500U and 5700U
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 1.6 TFLOPS
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 5700U
vs
Ryzen 5 5500U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 393 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1943 -
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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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 504.6 MB/sec 504.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 43.4 Klines/sec 32.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 138 pages/sec 103.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 208.6 Mpixels/sec 151.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 132.7 pages/sec 124.6 pages/sec
Background blur 32.1 images/sec 27.2 images/sec
Photo processing 55.9 images/sec 49.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.2 Mpixels/sec 8.97 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1164 & 599 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5700U +22%
15369
Ryzen 5 5500U
12609
Integer math 58.9 GOps/sec 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 32.6 GOps/sec 25.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 29M Primes/sec 26M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.3M Strings/sec 18.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.3 GBytes/sec 10.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 215.9 MBytes/sec 171.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 612 Frames/sec 526 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 13.4B Matrices/sec 10.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5261 & 6029 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 7 5700U +31%
120.67
Ryzen 5 5500U
91.95

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 19.4 PPW 16.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 262.5 PPW 240.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 614.8 PPW 504.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.83 PPW 3.68 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
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (Mike)Geekbench 6 CPU1519 / 5184
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-30 (Ryan A.)Cinebench 2026393 / 1943
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-30 (Hp Ireland)Cinebench 202473 / 486
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-11 (Akhil)Cinebench 202468 / 404
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-06 (DON'T_SYBAU ❀️)Geekbench 6 CPU1515 / 6409
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-04 (Micro_review)Geekbench 6 CPU1526 / 6005
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-14 (Josh Passed)Cinebench 202469 / 315
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-30 (Wildan)Cinebench 202468 / 367
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and Ryzen 5 5500U

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 2 (Lucienne) Zen 2 (Lucienne)
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 8 Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i7 1165G7 - Intel Core i5 1135G7
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (158th and 165th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.8 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 18x 21x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 10-25 W (configurable) 10-25 W (configurable)
Socket FP6 FP6
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 8 Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units 512 448
TMUs 32 28
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 8 7
TGP 25 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 7 5700U +19%
1.9 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5500U
1.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to Vega 8

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266		 - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 7 5700U official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500U official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U or Ryzen 7 5700U?
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Mark December 8, 2022 at 05:49 PM
I am planning to use Ryzen 7 5700 for day trading purposes with 4 displays. Is this okay to handle 4 displays with multiple chrome browser tabs?
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Johan November 9, 2022 at 08:32 AM
These are lower-powered mobile laptop chips. You won't notice a difference between the two for web browsing and daily tasks. For multi-tasks like Photoshop, 3D rendering, and Games this is not suitable but if you have no choice then the 7 is a notable jump up for these tasks.
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Minecrafter July 23, 2022 at 03:10 PM
What do I choose, I play Minecraft so the graphics performance is very important, vega 7 is way better than vega 8, but I will have to sacrifice some CPU perf for GPU perf, what do I choose. (I don't stream)
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Guest September 9, 2022 at 09:35 PM
??? Why would Vega 7 be better than Vega 8? If they're of the same iteration i.e. same generation. The Vega 8 has 1 more execute unit than the 7. hence the name Vega 8...
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Saad May 11, 2022 at 08:17 AM
Lower base clock for power saving and turbo clock for performance.
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Bhargav February 13, 2022 at 02:47 AM
How does a lower base clock speed affect performance? Examples, please
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Maruf February 7, 2022 at 06:08 PM
Should I choose Ryzen 7 5700u or ryzen 5 5500u? As I am from a middle-class family, I am planning to use this for at least 4 years. Most of the usage will be related to work-related stuff… and I am also gonna do some casual gaming(2-3 hours a day).
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LordRacphe February 13, 2022 at 07:23 PM
You can have ryzen 7 with more cores and make videos, make live streams, or see twitch/youtube and games at the same time. it's not too different with the ryzen 5, you will notice low fps...
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Poweruser 390 June 6, 2022 at 03:18 PM
no, do not go with it if you are planning to use it for 3-4 years go with a laptop with ryzen 5 5600h and gtx 1650 that will cost almost the same it will last longer ryzen 7 5700u laptop is gonna become a potato in terms of graphics in a year or 2(you probably wont even be able to play minecraft with that laptop) i think i replied late
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Monish September 18, 2022 at 08:49 AM
Poweruser 390, I wanna ask you if I want to do a good level of video editing and VFX work then I should prefer ryzen 5 5600H or ryzen 7 5600u.
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Guest 11294 November 10, 2021 at 02:49 PM
I have dell inspiron 5515 with AMD Ryzen 5500u. Can i upgrade mine processor with AMD Ryzen 5700 without replacing motherboard?
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biggie chees December 2, 2021 at 11:15 PM
Yes, all you need to do is to replace the motherboard.
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Sam December 4, 2021 at 06:12 PM
Just change the CPU.
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Sandip December 26, 2021 at 06:20 AM
Sam, Thank you so much for your reply.
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Tttt January 30, 2022 at 10:33 PM
Yes, you can.
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alex08154711 October 9, 2021 at 11:00 PM
I paid 579€ for 5500u 8gb 256gb. 5700u 16gb 512gb 789€. In real life you will not recognize the difference between the CPU
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louay July 9, 2021 at 03:00 PM
ryzen7 5700u is best because the 2c_4t more and his higher clock speed but the ryzen5 suppurts ecc and ryzen7 dosn't and the 5500u is more cheaper
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TAZER August 26, 2021 at 06:11 AM
My choice is conflicting in ThinkPad E14 Gen 3.. so which cpu should i choose??
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Ibrahim March 30, 2022 at 04:21 PM
TAZER, Of course, Ryzen 7 if no money problems
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jonk April 18, 2022 at 04:24 PM
TAZER, Ryzen 5 is best for 90% of users. The Ryzen 7 will only be worthwhile for niche users who do video editing, crazy streaming, or rendering. If not, just a waste of money.
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devcoder July 19, 2022 at 04:27 PM
jonk, Also, the Ryzen 7 5700 would be ideal for programmers compiling heavy loads (say Android Development for example). Ryzen 5 5500 would also be a good choice, however, if you're using the laptop in the office or for business then you're always looking for that a little extra to push through. Ryzen 7 5700 seems ideal here. Can't wait to try the newer 5800u.
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