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.

AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

Intel Core i5-8500B

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: 2554 vs 1927
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9021 vs 5876

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	2554 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	9021 vs 5876

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1927

2554

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5876

9021

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Core i5-8500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1927	2554
PassMark - CPU mark	5876	9021
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	1196	1133
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