AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5500U

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is a laptop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Zen 2 architecture (7 nm process). It launched in Jan 2021. Clocks run from 2.1 GHz base to 4.0 GHz boost. A 8-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.9 MB per core). It supports DDR4, LPDDR4 memory. The chip drops into the FP6 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 15 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U scores 2,387 in single-core performance and 12,589 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 5,482 for overall performance, 11,525 for productivity performance, 11,221 for creator performance, 12,510 for engineering performance and 10,308 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,098 per core, 1,049 per thread and 839 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,415. Its performance index is 68, so its overall performance is 32% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U scores 44,345 in integer math, 25,514 in floating-point math, 171,135 in compression, 10,161 in cryptography, 525 in physics simulation, 10,650 in vector SIMD, 26 in the prime sieve and 18,664 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 25% below in integer math, 44% below in floating-point math, 25% below in compression, 12% below in cryptography, 52% below in physics simulation, 31% below in vector SIMD, 61% below in the prime sieve and 18% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 4.00 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is a laptop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 5 family, uses the Zen 2 architecture, carries the codename Lucienne and is manufactured on a 7 nm process. It launched in Jan 2021.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has 384 KB of L1 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 11.4 MB of cache, or 1.90 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 3 MB and L3 at 8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 70% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U supports DDR4, LPDDR4 memory, uses 2 memory channels and runs memory at up to 4,266 MT/s. It does not support DDR5 memory.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U includes integrated graphics (Radeon Graphics) and clocks the graphics up to 1.80 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U uses the FP6 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has a rated TDP of 15 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is manufactured by TSMC.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FP6 socket as the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 5 4600U, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500H.