AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD A6-7470K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD A6-7470K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1576
  • 7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12793 vs 1799
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4846 vs 3119
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2502 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 12793 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4846 vs 3119

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 88% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 1128
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 vs 1128

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU 2: AMD A6-7470K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2502
1576
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12793
1799
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1128
2119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4846
3119
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD A6-7470K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2502 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 12793 1799
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1128 2119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4846 3119

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD A6-7470K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2
Launch date Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $155
Place in performance rating 1250 1289
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray AD747KYBI23JC
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 100 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 6
Compute Cores 6
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM4 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
PowerTune
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan