AMD Ryzen 3 3350U vs Intel Core i3-8109U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3350U and Intel Core i3-8109U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

Intel Core i3-8109U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5813 vs 4263

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5813 vs 4263

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8109U

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 1908

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122 vs 1908

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8109U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1908

2122

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5813

4263

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Core i3-8109U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1908	2122
PassMark - CPU mark	5813	4263
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		868
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1987
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2986
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3203
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2986
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Core i3-8109U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1 2019	3 April 2018
OPN Tray	YM3300C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1308	1226
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Processor Number		i3-8109U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6 Graphics	Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		20 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)