Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500U is 2919 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Performs up to 4% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-2500S - 130 vs 125 FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500S - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 8 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500U |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
