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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 PRO 2500U

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a mobile APU for thin and light business laptops that was announced in January 2017. Compared to the similar consumer Ryzen 5 2500U, the PRO 2500U offers additional security features and longer part availability / warranty.

It includes four Zen cores clocked at 2 to 3.6 GHz and offers 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 8 and offers 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1100 MHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 and 25 Watt (15 Watt nominal). More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

► remove from comparison AMD R7 1700

The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a fast desktop processor with 8 cores and SMT (16 threads) that was introduced in early 2017. It is based on the new Zen architecture and it is the slowest model at the time of announcement. With 65 Watt it is also less power hungry than the Ryzen 1700X.

The CPU cores clock from 3 base speed up to 3.75 GHz (XFR). The 2-core Turbo is specified at 3.7 GHz and using all 8 cores, the CPU can reach up to 3.2 GHz. The clock rate and TDP rating is the only difference to the faster Ryzen 7 models.

The performance in applications that can make use of all 8 cores is very competitive to high end Intel CPUs at a very good price point. However, non optimized apps like many games can't make full use of the new architecture.

A detailed look at the new Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X and 1700 can be found in our review.

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

► remove from comparison AMD R7 1800X

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is a fast desktop processor with 8 cores and SMT (16 threads) that was introduced in early 2017. It is based on the new Zen architecture and it is the fastest model at the time of announcement.

The CPU cores clock from 3.6 base speed up to 4.1 GHz (XFR). The 2-core Turbo is specified at 4 GHz and using all 8 cores, the CPU can reach up to 3.7 GHz. Therefore, the CPU offers 200 MHz more than the Ryzen 7 1700X.

The performance in applications that can make use of all 8 cores is very competitive to high end Intel CPUs at a very good price point. However, non optimized apps like many games can't make full use of the new architecture.

A detailed look at the new Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X and 1700 can be found in our review.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500UAMD Ryzen 7 1700AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
SeriesAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)AMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 7
CodenameZenZenZen
Series: Ryzen 7 Zen
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H3.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U « 2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon 300U2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X3.6 - 4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X3.4 - 3.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 « 3 - 3.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X « 3.6 - 4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X3.4 - 3.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 17003 - 3.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Clock2000 - 3600 MHz3000 - 3700 MHz3600 - 4000 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache4 MB16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 88 / 168 / 16
TDP15 Watt65 Watt95 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4800 Million4800 Million
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C
SocketAM4AM4AM4
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.com
$329 U.S.$499 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 1800X
31.3 pt (43%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
8891 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
939 Points (40%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 394     avg: 398.5     median: 398.5 (44%)     max: 403 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3544     avg: 3611     median: 3610.5 (9%)     max: 3677 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 541     avg: 561     median: 553 (3%)     max: 589 Points
min: 1408     avg: 1415     median: 1414 (9%)     max: 1424 Points
min: 1598     avg: 1620     median: 1618 (10%)     max: 1647 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 132     avg: 135     median: 134 (40%)     max: 139 Points
min: 144     avg: 146.2     median: 147 (44%)     max: 147.6 Points
min: 157     avg: 160.7     median: 160.8 (48%)     max: 164 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 6.04     avg: 6.3     median: 6.1 (8%)     max: 6.74 Points
min: 15.56     avg: 15.7     median: 15.7 (20%)     max: 15.76 Points
18 Points (23%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.5     avg: 1.5     median: 1.6 (39%)     max: 1.58 Points
min: 1.63     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (41%)     max: 1.67 Points
1.8 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4204     avg: 4312     median: 4349 (26%)     max: 4382 Points
min: 4286     avg: 4449     median: 4419 (27%)     max: 4643 Points
5062 Points (31%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 12294     avg: 14380     median: 14336 (10%)     max: 16509 Points
min: 28947     avg: 29222     median: 29330 (21%)     max: 29388 Points
32833 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 20209     avg: 20660     median: 20659.5 (14%)     max: 21110 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 6921     avg: 7052     median: 7052 (9%)     max: 7183 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 386.4     avg: 386.6     median: 386.6 (5%)     max: 386.7 s
120 s (1%)
min: 103     avg: 103.5     median: 103.5 (1%)     max: 104 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 12.25     avg: 12.4     median: 12.4 (2%)     max: 12.47 s
6 s (1%)
min: 3.8     avg: 4.6     median: 4.6 (1%)     max: 5.4 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 2677     avg: 2700     median: 2699.5 (4%)     max: 2722 Points
min: 3364     avg: 3447     median: 3447 (5%)     max: 3530 Points
min: 3814     avg: 3967     median: 3967 (6%)     max: 4120 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
2794 MIPS (2%)
1459%
1 R7 1800X +
min: 40195     avg: 40776     median: 40776 (23%)     max: 41357 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4102 MIPS (49%)
min: 3907     avg: 4062     median: 4062 (49%)     max: 4217 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 32.42     avg: 33.9     median: 33.9 (12%)     max: 35.4 fps
min: 67     avg: 74.4     median: 74.4 (26%)     max: 81.8 fps
min: 73     avg: 84     median: 84 (29%)     max: 95 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 68.4     avg: 97.7     median: 97.7 (23%)     max: 127 fps
min: 147     avg: 153.9     median: 153.9 (35%)     max: 160.7 fps
min: 163     avg: 179     median: 179 (41%)     max: 195 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
3 fps (5%)
min: 9.69     avg: 9.8     median: 9.8 (17%)     max: 9.83 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.376     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.409 GB/s
min: 0.823     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (0%)     max: 0.83 GB/s
0.9 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.54     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (10%)     max: 0.662 GB/s
1.3 GB/s (22%)
1.5 GB/s (26%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 3.3     avg: 3.4     median: 3.4 (9%)     max: 3.5 GB/s
min: 6     avg: 7.2     median: 7.2 (19%)     max: 8.4 GB/s
min: 9.6     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (25%)     max: 9.8 GB/s
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 900     avg: 1007     median: 1007 (7%)     max: 1114 Seconds
min: 290     avg: 294.8     median: 294.8 (2%)     max: 299.5 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.66     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.685 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3945     avg: 5161     median: 5635 (12%)     max: 5904 Points
min: 7730     avg: 8335     median: 8335 (18%)     max: 8940 Points
min: 8462     avg: 9302     median: 9585 (20%)     max: 9858 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 12.56     avg: 12.7     median: 12.7 (3%)     max: 12.84 s
min: 11.4     avg: 11.8     median: 11.8 (3%)     max: 12.1 s
12.7 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 28.85     avg: 29.4     median: 29.3 (1%)     max: 29.84 s
min: 24.9     avg: 25.7     median: 25.7 (1%)     max: 26.4 s
27.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 714     avg: 729     median: 728.5 (3%)     max: 743 s
min: 594     avg: 636     median: 635.5 (3%)     max: 677 s
613 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
54690 Points (48%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5540     avg: 5874     median: 5673 (15%)     max: 6608 Points
min: 10162     avg: 12003     median: 12723 (34%)     max: 13124 Points
min: 12983     avg: 13638     median: 13782 (37%)     max: 14150 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 34587     avg: 35370     median: 35245 (29%)     max: 36279 Points
60924 Points (50%)
min: 68390     avg: 69090     median: 69090 (56%)     max: 69790 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 30318     avg: 33819     median: 35419 (29%)     max: 35721 Points
min: 67876     avg: 68235     median: 68234.5 (55%)     max: 68593 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 28138     avg: 29521     median: 29789 (25%)     max: 30637 Points
min: 66264     avg: 67071     median: 67070.5 (57%)     max: 67877 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3259     avg: 5254     median: 5586.5 (14%)     max: 6584 Points
12048 Points (30%)
min: 13294     avg: 13818     median: 13818 (35%)     max: 14342 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 6370     avg: 8014     median: 8405 (15%)     max: 8877 Points
min: 16715     avg: 16759     median: 16732 (30%)     max: 16830 Points
min: 18915     avg: 19158     median: 19232 (34%)     max: 19328 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1922     avg: 2225     median: 2322 (10%)     max: 2432 Points
min: 6411     avg: 6981     median: 7116 (30%)     max: 7415 Points
min: 7497     avg: 7917     median: 8003 (34%)     max: 8252 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
887 Points (37%)
min: 969     avg: 1072     median: 1023 (43%)     max: 1223 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
3135 Points (6%)
min: 6372     avg: 6646     median: 6545 (12%)     max: 7021 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 983     avg: 1007     median: 1006.5 (4%)     max: 1030 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6850     avg: 7036     median: 7036 (22%)     max: 7222 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3353     avg: 3492     median: 3492 (35%)     max: 3631 Points
3884 Points (39%)
min: 4274     avg: 4489     median: 4488.5 (45%)     max: 4703 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9096     avg: 9629     median: 9343 (10%)     max: 10447 Points
18457 Points (20%)
min: 25106     avg: 26147     median: 26147 (29%)     max: 27188 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3430     avg: 3480     median: 3480 (47%)     max: 3530 Points
min: 4110     avg: 4145     median: 4144.5 (56%)     max: 4179 Points
min: 4481     avg: 4490     median: 4490 (61%)     max: 4499 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9398     avg: 9760     median: 9759.5 (24%)     max: 10121 Points
min: 18800     avg: 19292     median: 19292 (47%)     max: 19784 Points
min: 21180     avg: 21595     median: 21594.5 (53%)     max: 22009 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12111     avg: 12422     median: 12421.5 (22%)     max: 12732 Points
23920 Points (42%)
30389 Points (54%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3218     avg: 3326     median: 3326 (65%)     max: 3434 Points
3343 Points (65%)
4014 Points (78%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12561     avg: 12956     median: 12956 (20%)     max: 13351 Points
196%
1 R7 1700 +
min: 25002     avg: 25451     median: 25451 (40%)     max: 25900 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3486     avg: 3600     median: 3600 (54%)     max: 3714 Points
106%
1 R7 1700 +
min: 3609     avg: 3805     median: 3804.5 (57%)     max: 4000 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 5889     avg: 6820     median: 6820 (55%)     max: 7751 Points
9682 Points (78%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 5363     avg: 6035     median: 6034.5 (55%)     max: 6706 Points
7385 Points (67%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 16158     avg: 16310     median: 16310 (32%)     max: 16462 Points
27037 Points (53%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 10070     avg: 10169     median: 10168.5 (20%)     max: 10267 Points
24878 Points (50%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 10841     avg: 11156     median: 11156 (29%)     max: 11471 Points
18461 Points (48%)
20615 Points (54%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1376     avg: 1488     median: 1429 (2%)     max: 1659 ms
1054 ms (1%)
min: 931     avg: 945     median: 948 (1%)     max: 955 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
138.1 ms (2%)
84.6 ms (1%)
107.7 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 23903     avg: 24308     median: 24308 (22%)     max: 24713 Points
32176 Points (29%)
31263 Points (28%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 186     avg: 186.5     median: 186.5 (39%)     max: 187 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R7 1700 +
141 Watt (24%)
155 Watt (27%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R7 1700 +
133 Watt (24%)
162 Watt (30%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 1700 → 163% n=33

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 1800X → 185% n=33

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