[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Ryzen 5 5500U – We have a new #1 contender in the ULV space

Processors are becoming quite powerful. Now, a 15W unit can output as much performance as a desktop model from previous generations. Today we will test two of these new 15W CPUs from AMD, which are part of the 5000U-series.

However, the Ryzen 5 5500U that we have here still uses the older Zen 2 architecture, along with its buddies, the Ryzen 3 5300U and the Ryzen 7 5700U. Despite the CPUs being from different price brackets, this comparison can serve as a good experiment about how much has the new architecture improved the ULV space.

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