AMD Ryzen 5 3500C processor review

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Ryzen 5 3500C processor released by AMD; release date: 22 Sep 2020. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Zen+ microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.7 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105°C. Manufacturing process technology - 12 nm. Cache size: L1 - 384 KB, L2 - 2 MB, L3 - 4 MB.

Supported socket types: FP5. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1200 MHz, cores count - 8.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1984
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
5682
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1984
PassMark - CPU mark 5682

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1300 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 4,940 million

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 22 Sep 2020
OPN Tray YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1252
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 8
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture