AMD 3015e vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Comparative analysis of AMD 3015e and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD 3015e

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD 3015e

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 61% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1943 vs 1338
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6932 vs 2677

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1943 vs 1338
PassMark - CPU mark	6932 vs 2677

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD 3015e
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1338

1943

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2677

6932

Name	AMD 3015e	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1338	1943
PassMark - CPU mark	2677	6932
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD 3015e	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen
Launch date	6 Jul 2020
OPN Tray	AM3015BRP2OFJ	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1864	1821
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
Base frequency	1.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3	8
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
L1 cache		384 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT5	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture