AMD Ryzen 3 7320U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 7320U and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 Ryzen 3 7320U

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 12 nm
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 1928
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8685 vs 6879

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345 vs 1928
PassMark - CPU mark	8685 vs 6879

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2345

1928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8685

6879

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 7320U	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345	1928
PassMark - CPU mark	8685	6879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 7320U	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022
Place in performance rating	1029	1832
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM3500C4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment		Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
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
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture