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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | Intel Core i3-8109U |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 12 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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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 |
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4K resolution support | ||
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@30Hz | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |
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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) |