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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Processor Released Jan 12, 2021

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 12
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
Thermal design power: 15 W

Rendering performance

Benchmark setupMedian score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 5.1.1 / Windows / CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 66.44 samples/min 5 complete runs · Middle 50%: 57.28 - 93.03 · 6 core / 12 thread · Latest: 2026-09-18

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Benchmark results

Cinebench · R23 · multiScore7,173^*Platform unreported Compare results
Cinebench · R23 · multiScore7,173^*Platform unreported Compare results
Cinebench · R23 · singleScore1,185^*Platform unreported Compare results
Cinebench · R23 · singleScore1,185^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Multi-core Score2,972.94^*Linux Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Multi-core Score2,918.63^*Windows Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Multi-core Score982^*macOS Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Single-core Score852.48^*Windows Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Single-core Score678^*macOS Compare results
Geekbench · version unreported · Single-core Score866.30^*Linux Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark13,190^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,459^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark13,322^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · graphicsCores7^*Laptop Compare results

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

17.75 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 18, 2026

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 12
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

66.44 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 18, 2026

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 12
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 57.281972250061
75th percentile: 93.034295830728

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

18.77 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 18, 2026

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 12
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

36.99 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 18, 2026

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 12
CPU sockets: 1

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 6
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ Graphics^*
CPU threads: 12
Base clock: 2.1 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Reported integrated GPU frequency: 1,800 MHz^*
Reported CPU clock: 2.1 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
L2 cache: 3 MB
Socket / package: FP6
Manufacturing process: TSMC 7nm FinFET^*
Process node: 7 nm
Reported chip die area: 156 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 25 W^*
Transistors: 9,800 million^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
8 MB

Memory & storage

Video memory type: DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz, LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 51.20 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR4 - Up to 3200 , LPDDR4 - Up to 4266^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 15 W

CPU power specifications

AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP) 10-25W
Maximum rating
25 W
Minimum rating
10 W
Power specification
Configurable TDP
AMD configurable TDP^*
Power specification
cTDP^*
Minimum rating
10 W^*
Maximum rating
25 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 23 fields

Name

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500U^*

L3 Cache

8^* MB

Default TDP

15^* W

AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP)

10-25W^*

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

TSMC 7nm FinFET^*

CPU Socket

FP6^*

Family

Ryzen^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

105^* °C

Launch Date

1/12/2021^*

*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 - Up to 3200 , LPDDR4 - Up to 4266^*

Graphics Model

AMD Radeon™ Graphics^*

Graphics Core Count

7^*

Graphics Frequency

1,800^* MHz

Series

Ryzen 5000 Series^*

Product ID Tray

100-000000375^*

Form Factor

Laptops, Desktops^*

# of CPU Cores

6^*

# of Threads

12^*

Max. Boost Clock

4.0^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

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

Base Clock

2.1^* GHz

L2 Cache

3^* MB

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*

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

Windows^*

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

852.482^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Single-core Score

866.303^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Single-core Score

678^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Multi-core Score

2,918.629^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Multi-core Score

982^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Multi-core Score

2,972.935^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

Release: Jan 12th, 2021^*
Name: Ryzen 5 5500U^*
Codename: Lucienne^*
Cores: 6 / 12^*
Clock: 2.1 to 4 GHz^*
Socket: Socket FP6^*
Process: 7^* nm
L3 Cache: 8MB^*
TDP: 15^* W

Specifications 4 · 23 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: 112^*

# of CPU Cores

6^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

# of Threads

12^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP)

10-25W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Base Clock

2.1GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

CPU Socket

FP6^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Default TDP

15W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Family

AMD Ryzen™ Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Graphics Core Count

7^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Graphics Frequency

1800 MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Graphics Model

AMD Radeon™ Graphics^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

L2 Cache

3MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

L3 Cache

8MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Launch Date

1/12/2021^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Line

AMD Ryzen™ 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Max. Boost Clock ¹ ²

Up to 4.0GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

105°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Model

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500U^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

PCI Express® Version

PCIe® 3.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Platform

Laptop^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

TSMC 7nm FinFET^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Product ID Tray

100-000000375^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

System Memory Type

DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz, LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 112^*

Specifications 5 · 12 fields

name: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*
cores: 6^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 1,394^*
price: 0^*
tdp: 15^*
date: 2021-02-01^*
socket: FP6^*
category: Laptop^*
speed: 2,100^*
turbo: 4,000^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 6 · 35 fields

name: Ryzen 5 5500U^*
Release Date: Jan 12th, 2021^*
Part#: 100-000000375^*
Frequency: 2.1^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 4 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 21.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Lucienne^*
Socket: AMD Socket FP6^*
Generation: Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Lucienne))^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 6^*
# of Threads: 12^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: Radeon Graphics 448SP^*
Cache L1: 64 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^*
Foundry: TSMC^*
Rated Speed: 3,200^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 51.2^* GB/s
tJMax: 105°C^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 12 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 7^* nm
Cache L3: 8 MB (shared)^*
Configurable TDP: 25W^*
Transistors: 9,800 million^*
Die Size: 156^* mm²
LPDDR4x Speed: 4,267^* MT/s
Package: FP6^*
Market: Mobile^*
Production Status: Active^*

Specifications 7 · 2 fields

brand: AMD^*
name: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*

Specifications 8 · 10 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
Product: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2021-01-12^*
Process Size (nm): 7^* nm
TDP (W): 25^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 156^* mm²
Transistors (million): 9,800^*
Freq (MHz): 2,100^* MHz

Specifications 9 · 17 fields

cache l2: 3,072^*
cache l3: 8,192^*
tdp: 15^*
product line: AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics^*
socket: FP6^*
memory type: DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz, LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz^*
vertical segment: Laptop^*
max temp: 105^*
cores: 6^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: amd^*
threads: 12^*
name: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 13,322^*
launch date: 2021-01-12^*
lithography: 7^*
base frequency: 2,100^*
turbo frequency: 4,000^*

Specifications 10 · 9 fields

Name: Ryzen 5 5500U^*
Codename: Lucienne^*
Cores: 6 / 12^*
Clock: 2.1 to 4 GHz^*
Socket: Socket FP6^*
Process: 7^* nm
L3 Cache: 8MB^*
TDP: 25^* W
Released: Jan 12th, 2021^*

Specifications 11 · 9 fields

manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuName

Ryzen 5 5500U^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

singleScore

1,185^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

multiScore

7,173^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cores

6^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threads

12^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

baseClock

2.1^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

turboClock

4^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

type

Laptop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 18 fields

cpuName

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Cinebench^*
version: R23^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,021^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

socket

FP6^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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