AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-4870HQ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
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 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs 21 July 2014
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2050 vs 1984
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6309 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2050 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	6309 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4870HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2050

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

6309

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-4870HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2050
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	6309
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		82.87
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.785
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7403
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7403

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-4870HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Crystal Well
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	21 July 2014
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1252	1027
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$434
Processor Number		i7-4870HQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.50 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		260 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1700 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1.2 GHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Device ID		0xD26
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
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)