AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3300U and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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 3300U

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1928 vs 1831
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6879 vs 5635

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928 vs 1831
PassMark - CPU mark	6879 vs 5635

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1831

1928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5635

6879

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1831	1928
PassMark - CPU mark	5635	6879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	6 Jan 2019
OPN Tray	YM3300C4T4MFG	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1373	1832
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Compute Cores	10	12
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	8
Number of threads	4	8
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	6	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6 Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture