AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-8257U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i5-8257U 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i5-8257U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

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

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8257U

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2261 vs 1984
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7465 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2261 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	7465 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8257U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2261

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

7465

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-8257U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2261
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	7465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3728
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3030
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3030

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-8257U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	Q3'19
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1253	1146
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Processor Number		i5-8257U
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	1.40 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
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
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Device ID		0x3EA6
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	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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, 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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)