AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD A4-9125

Compare AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile 6 core CPU vs AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

4357 points
618% significantly better overall score
606 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

6337 points
378% significantly better gaming score
1324 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

3730 points
761% significantly better multitasking score
433 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

3577 points
759% significantly better heavy workload score
416 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Ryzen 5 5500U and the A4-9125? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

90.31 points
1466% significantly higher Blender score
5.77 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4587 points
1055% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
397 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1288 points
389% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
263 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4533 points
705% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
563 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1297 points
248% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
372 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

6
200% significantly more cores
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
499% significantly more threads
2

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.1 GHz
2.3 GHz
9% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4 GHz
53% significantly higher turbo speed
2.6 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

15 W
Identical
15 W

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

3 MiB
200% significantly more L2 cache
1 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

405th of 1,089
1,058th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen 5 Mobile
A4-Series APU for Laptops

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2021 December
-

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-3200
-

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
No

Ryzen 5 5500U vs A4-9125 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 5500U performs better than the A4-9125. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the A4-9125 in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 5 5500U has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the A4-9125 has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the A4-9125. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the A4-9125 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 5 5500U. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 5500U has a significantly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). 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 5500U has significantly more L2 cache than the A4-9125

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5500U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons