AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Power Consumption at Full Load

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Power Benchmarks

Processor manufacturers usually release two power consumption numbers for a CPU: typical thermal power, which is measured under normal load. (for instance, AMD's Average CPU power) maximum thermal power, which is measured under a worst-case load For example, the Pentium 4 2.8 GHz has 68.4 W typical thermal power and 85 W maximum thermal power. When the CPU is idle, it will draw far less than the typical thermal power. Datasheets normally contain the thermal design power (TDP), which is the maximum amount of heat generated by the CPU, which the cooling system in a computer is required to dissipate. Both Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have defined TDP as the maximum heat generation for thermally significant periods, while running worst-case non-synthetic workloads; thus, TDP is not reflecting the actual maximum power of the processor. This ensures the computer will be able to handle essentially all applications without exceeding its thermal envelope, or requiring a cooling system for the maximum theoretical power (which would cost more but in favor of extra headroom for processing power). In many applications, the CPU and other components are idle much of the time, so idle power contributes significantly to overall system power usage. When the CPU uses power management features to reduce energy use, other components, such as the motherboard and chipset, take up a larger proportion of the computer's energy. In applications where the computer is often heavily loaded, such as scientific computing, performance per watt (how much computing the CPU does per unit of energy) becomes more significant.

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Power Consumption

Power Consumption at Full Load

Celeron G3950	15.66
Ryzen 3 2200G	20.8
Ryzen 5 2400G	27.45
Pentium G4620	27.8
Pentium G4520	28.15
Core i3-7100	36.63
Core i3-7350K	42.89
Core i5-4690K	51.34
Core i3-8350K	52.53
Core i5-7600K	57.53
Ryzen 3 1300X	58.06
Core i5-6600K	60.53
Core i5-8400	61.1
Ryzen 7 7700X	69
Core i5-13600K	70
Core i7-13700K	70
Core i5-8600K	70.79
Ryzen 7 5700X	72
Core i5-11600K	72
Ryzen 7 5800X3D	73
Core i5-2500K	73.43
Core i7-3770K	74.83
Core i7-4770K	76.21
Ryzen 7 5800X	77
Core i5-10600K	77
Ryzen 5 2600X	77.97
Ryzen 5 2500X	79.63
Core i5-9600K	81.52
Core i7-6700K	82.55
Core i7-2600K	87.87
Core i7-12700K	88
Core i5-12600K	88
Ryzen 7 3700X	90.26
Ryzen 9 7950X	91
Ryzen 5 1600X	91.54
Core i7-4790K	93.72
Core i7-7700K	95.14
Ryzen 9 7900X	102
Ryzen 7 1700X	108.07
Core i9-13900K	109
Core i7-11700K	110
Ryzen 7 1800X	117.13
Ryzen 7 2700X	117.18
Core i7-10700K	118
Core i7-9700K	124.27
Ryzen 9 5900X	127
Ryzen 9 5950X	130
Core i9-12900K	136
Ryzen 9 3900X	141.36
Ryzen 9 3950X	144.76
Core i7-8700K	150.91
Core i9-9900K	168.48
Core i9-11900K	170
Core i9-10900K	183
Core i9-9900KS	192.7

The Ryzen 5 2500X sits between Ryzen 5 2600X and Core i5-9600K. It is 2.1% lower than the Ryzen 5 2600X while being 2.3% higher than the Core i5-9600K. The Ryzen 5 2500X's performance earns it the 27th place. The Ryzen 5 2500X yields minor improvements over the similarly-equipped 4-core Ryzen 5 2400G of 190.1%. Overall, the Ryzen 5 2500X is an average performer with its 4-cores and 8-threads in this benchmark.