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AMD Ryzen 3 5425C vs AMD Ryzen 3 5425U: Comparison
What Ryzen 3 5425C and Ryzen 3 5425U have in common
Where they agree, they agree completely, total cores, performance cores, efficiency cores, total threads and p-core boost clock included, so the decision does not turn on any of those. They match on 24 further specifications as well.
Which should you buy, Ryzen 3 5425C or Ryzen 3 5425U?
Buy the Ryzen 3 5425C for mainstream desktop builds and everyday productivity, though it is not built for extreme overclocking (unless K/X-series) and workstation-class multi-threaded workloads. The Ryzen 3 5425U suits mainstream desktop builds and everyday productivity, though it is the wrong buy for extreme overclocking (unless K/X-series) and workstation-class multi-threaded workloads.
Frequently asked questions
Is the P-Core Base Clock the same on the Ryzen 3 5425C and Ryzen 3 5425U?
It is. Both are listed at 2.7 GHz, so it is not a reason to pick one over the other.
Specs and benchmarks
Product Line
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Ryzen
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Ryzen
Form Factor
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Laptops, Desktops
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Laptops, Desktops
Model Number
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 5425C
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 5425U
Codename
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Barcelo
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Barcelo
Release Year
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 2022
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 2022
TDP
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 15 W
iGPU
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- AMD Radeon Graphics
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- AMD Radeon Graphics
Market Segment
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Laptop
Microarchitecture
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Zen 3
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Zen 3
Socket
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- FP6
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- FP6
Socket Status
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- End of Life
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- End of Life
Process Node
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 7 nm
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- TSMC 7nm FinFET
Total Cores
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 4
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 4
Performance Cores
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 4
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 4
Efficiency Cores
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 0
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 0
Total Threads
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 8
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 8
SMT Enabled
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Yes
P-Core Base Clock
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 2.7 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 2.7 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 4.1 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 4.1 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- No
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- No
L2 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 2 MB
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 2 MB
L3 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 8 MB
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 8 MB
Base Power
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 15 W
Memory Type
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- DDR4
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- DDR4
Memory Channels
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 2
ECC Support
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- No
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- No
Integrated Graphics
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Yes
iGPU Model
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- AMD Radeon Graphics (Vega 6)
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- AMD Radeon Graphics (Vega 6)
iGPU Compute Units
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- 6
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- 6
Copilot Plus Certified
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- No
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- No
PCIe Generation
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- PCIe 3.0
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- PCIe 3.0
Retail Availability
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
- Soldered Only
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
- Soldered Only
Which one should you pick?
Choose 5425C if you want the higher L2 cache (2 MB vs 2 MB), the higher L3 cache (8 MB vs 8 MB) and the higher memory channels (2 vs 2).
Choose 5425U if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.