Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 5 7500F — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 2 shared benchmarks on file, by 55% to 86%, including 55% in Cinebench R23 single (1,822 vs 1,172).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500U and the Ryzen 5 7500F. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 5500U | Ryzen 5 7500F |
|---|---|---|
| cores | — | 6 |
| threads | — | 12 |
| base clock ghz | — | 3.7 |
| tdp w | — | 65 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, RankBench, GadgetVersus, MaxMyBuild, HWBOT, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, WCCFTech and TechSpot; 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.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 5500U | Ryzen 5 7500F |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, RankBench, GadgetVersus, MaxMyBuild |
7,198 pts | 14,274 pts |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, RankBench, HWBOT, GadgetVersus, MaxMyBuild |
1,172 pts | 1,822 pts |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, WCCFTech |
5,687 points | 13,323 pts |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, WCCFTech |
1,498 points | 2,782 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: TechSpot, PassMark |
12,662 CPU Mark | 15,535 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,825 points |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,393 points | — |
| PassMark Single-Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,826 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Ryzen 5 5500U
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 5500U benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500U or the Ryzen 5 7500F?
The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 2 shared benchmarks on file, by 55% to 86%, including 55% in Cinebench R23 single (1,822 vs 1,172).
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