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Core i5-2557M vs Ryzen 9 7900

Core i5-2557M vs Ryzen 9 7900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i5-2557M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 4245 days newer than Core i5-2557M.

Advantages of Core i5-2557M

  • Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 17 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900

  • Performs up to 27% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-2557M - 408 vs 321 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2557M - 24 vs 4 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-2557M Logo
Core i5-2557M

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2011


FPS

321

79%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

408

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.44/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$589.08

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for CA$589.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 213 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-2557M Logo
Core i5-2557M

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2557M Logo
Core i5-2557M

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2011


Single-Core

405

14%

Multi-Core

811

5%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2862

100%

Multi-Core

16841

100%

Intel Core i5-2557M Logo

Core i5-2557M

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo

Ryzen 9 7900

Jun 1st, 2011Release Date
Jan 14th, 2023
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
24
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
17 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
17.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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