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AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Processor Released Sep 10, 2018

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
Thermal design power: 65 W

Benchmark results

Geekbench · version unreported · Multi-core Score1,776.03^*Linux Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Multi-core Score3,612^*macOS Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Multi-core Score3,638.93^*Windows Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Single-core Score787.25^*Linux Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Single-core Score979.83^*Windows Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Single-core Score979^*macOS Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark9,384^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,319^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark9,407^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 1-Core Pts109^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2-Core Pts207^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 4-Core Pts365^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 64-Core Pts595^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 8-Core Pts588^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Base clock: 3.6 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
L1 cache: 384 KB^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.6 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
L2 cache: 2 MB
Socket / package: AM4
Manufacturing process: 12nm
Process node: 12 nm
Reported chip die area: 192 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 65 W^*
Transistors: 4,800 million^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
8 MB

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2
Video memory type: DDR4^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 46.90 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR4^*

CPU memory support

DDR4
Variant / details
Up to 2933 MT/s
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,933 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 65 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 27 fields

Name

AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X^*

L3 Cache

8^* MB

Default TDP

65^* W

L1 Cache

384^* KB

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

12^* nm

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes^*

CPU Socket

AM4^*

Thermal Solution (PIB)

Not Included^*

Thermal Solution (MPK)

AMD Wraith Stealth^*

Family

Ryzen^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

95^* °C

Launch Date

9/10/2018^*

*OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit^*

PCI Express® Version

PCIe® 3.0^*

System Memory Type

DDR4^*

Memory Channels

2^*

System Memory Specification

Up to 2933 MT/s^*

Graphics Model

Discrete Graphics Card Required^*

Series

Ryzen 2000 Series^*

Product ID Tray

YD250XBBM4KAF^*

Product ID MPK

YD250XBBAFMPK^*

Form Factor

Desktops^*

# of CPU Cores

4^*

# of Threads

8^*

Max. Boost Clock

4.0^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Qualification: Up to^*
Original declaration: Up to 4 GHz^*

Base Clock

3.6^* GHz

L2 Cache

2^* MB

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Platform

Windows^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Platform

macOS^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Platform

Linux^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Single-core Score

787.25^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Single-core Score

979^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Single-core Score

979.828^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Multi-core Score

3,638.928^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Multi-core Score

1,776.025^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Multi-core Score

3,612^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 3 · 27 fields

*OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

# of CPU Cores

4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

# of Threads

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Base Clock

3.6GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

CPU Socket

AM4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Default TDP

65W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Family

AMD Ryzen™ Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Graphics Model

Discrete Graphics Card Required^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

L1 Cache

384KB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

L2 Cache

2MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

L3 Cache

8MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Launch Date

9/10/2018^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Line

AMD Ryzen™ 5 Desktop Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Max. Boost Clock ¹ ²

Up to 4.0GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

95°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Memory Channels

2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Model

AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

PCI Express® Version

PCIe 3.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Platform

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

12nm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Product ID MPK

YD250XBBAFMPK^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Product ID Tray

YD250XBBM4KAF^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

System Memory Specification

Up to 2933MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

System Memory Type

DDR4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Thermal Solution MPK

Wraith Stealth^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Thermal Solution PIB

Not included^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 190^*

Specifications 4 · 23 fields

Model: AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X^*
Base Clock: 3.6GHz^*
Max Boost Clock: 4GHz^*
Total L1 Cache: 384KB^*
Total L2 Cache: 2MB^*
Total L3 Cache: 8MB^*
Unlocked: Yes^*
CMOS: 12nm^*
Package: AM4^*
Family: AMD Ryzen™ Processors^*
PCI Express® Version AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: PCIe 3.0^*
Thermal Solution PIB: Not included^*
Default TDP / TDP AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: 65W^*
Max Temps: 95°C^*
System Memory Specification AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: 2933MHz^*
System Memory Type: DDR4^*
Memory Channels: 2^*
Line: AMD Ryzen™ 5 Desktop Processors^*
Graphics Model: Discrete Graphics Card Required^*
Platform: Desktop^*
Launch Date: 9/10/2018^*
# of CPU Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 8^*

Specifications 5 · 12 fields

name: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 19^*
price: 0^*
tdp: 65^*
date: 2019-02-01^*
socket: AM4^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 3,600^*
turbo: 4,000^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 6 · 33 fields

name: Ryzen 5 2500X^*
Release Date: Sep 10th, 2018^*
Part#: YD250XBBM4KAF YD250XBBAFMPK^*
Frequency: 3.6^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 4 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 36.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: Yes^*
Codename: Zen^*
Socket: AMD Socket AM4^*
Generation: Ryzen 5 (Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge))^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 8^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Cache L1: 96 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 512 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2^*
Foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Rated Speed: 2,933^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 46.9^* GB/s
tJMax: 95°C^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 12^* nm
Cache L3: 8 MB (shared)^*
Chipsets: AMD 300 Series, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series^*
Transistors: 4,800 million^*
Die Size: 213^* mm²
Package: µOPGA-1331^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: Active^*

Specifications 7 · 2 fields

brand: AMD^*
name: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*

Specifications 8 · 10 fields

Foundry: GF^*
Vendor: AMD^*
Product: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2018-10-01^*
Process Size (nm): 12^* nm
TDP (W): 65^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 192^* mm²
Transistors (million): 4,800^*
Freq (MHz): 3,600^* MHz

Specifications 9 · 19 fields

cache l2: 2,048^*
cache l3: 8,192^*
tdp: 65^*
product line: AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors^*
socket: AM4^*
memory type: DDR4^*
vertical segment: Desktop^*
max temp: 95^*
max memory speed: 2,933^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: amd^*
threads: 8^*
name: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 9,407^*
launch date: 2018-09-10^*
lithography: 12^*
base frequency: 3,600^*
turbo frequency: 4,000^*
cache l1: 384^*

Specifications 10 · 9 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Model: Ryzen 5 2500X^*
1-Core Pts: 109^*
2-Core Pts: 207^*
4-Core Pts: 365^*
8-Core Pts: 588^*
64-Core Pts: 595^*
Samples: 1,700^*
Age (months): 44^*

Specifications 11 · 9 fields

cpuName

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,019^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

AM4^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*