AMD Ryzen 3 3350U vs Intel Core i5-8500B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3350U and Intel Core i5-8500B 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

  • 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
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8500B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2537 vs 1908
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8920 vs 5813
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2537 vs 1908
PassMark - CPU mark 8920 vs 5813

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8500B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1908
2537
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5813
8920
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3350U Intel Core i5-8500B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1908 2537
PassMark - CPU mark 5813 8920
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1076
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4811

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3350U Intel Core i5-8500B

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Coffee Lake
Launch date Q1 2019 Q2'18
OPN Tray YM3300C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1309 1224
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Processor Number i5-8500B
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 4.10 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1200 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 6 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x3E9B
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12-35 Watt
Sockets supported FP5 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Secure Boot