Core i5-8250U vs Ryzen 5 5500 comparison
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 5500 performs better than the Core i5-8250U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8250U in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 5 5500 has significantly more cores than the Core i5-8250U. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5500 has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-8250U. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8250U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5500 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8250U. Also, the Ryzen 5 5500 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8250U CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 5 5500 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5500 has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i5-8250U. The Ryzen 5 5500 also has significantly more L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-8250U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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