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Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 7 5825U — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5825U leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (7% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 5500 takes 2 (9% in Geekbench 6 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500 and the Ryzen 7 5825U. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 5500Ryzen 7 5825U
cores 6—
threads 12—
base clock ghz 3.6—
boost clock ghz 4.2—
tdp w 65—
l3 cache mb 16—
process nm 7—
socket AMD Socket AM4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from NanoReview, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, HardwareDB and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 5500Ryzen 7 5825U
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 588 pts—
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 82 pts—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io		 10,561 points10,904 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io		 1,365 points1,460 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus		 7,745 points7,093 pts
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 8,220 pts—
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus		 1,902 points1,966 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 1,961 pts—
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 19,267 pts15,187 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,003 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,060 points2,990 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500 or the Ryzen 7 5825U?

The Ryzen 7 5825U leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (7% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 5500 takes 2 (9% in Geekbench 6 multi).

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