Intel Core i5-5200U vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-5200U vs Ryzen 9 7950X specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 7950X performs better than the Core i5-5200U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-5200U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 7950X has significantly more cores than the Core i5-5200U. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 7950X has 16 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i5-5200U. It also has more threads than the Core i5-5200U. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 9 7950X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-5200U. Also, the Ryzen 9 7950X has a significantly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-5200U CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 7950X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 9 7950X has more L2 cache than the Core i5-5200U. The Ryzen 9 7950X also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i5-5200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.