AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i3-8109U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i3-8109U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • 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 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5682 vs 4263
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 Sep 2020 vs 3 April 2018
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
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 5682 vs 4263

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8109U

  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 1984
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2122 vs 1984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8109U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1984
2122
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5682
4263
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i3-8109U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1984 2122
PassMark - CPU mark 5682 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 5 3500C Intel Core i3-8109U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Coffee Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 22 Sep 2020 3 April 2018
OPN Tray YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1252 1226
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Processor Number i3-8109U
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.00 GHz
Compute Cores 12
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 3.7 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 8 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 frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 300 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Device ID 0x3EA5
eDRAM 128 MB
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

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

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

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

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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)

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)