AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-7560U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-7560U 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 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 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5629 vs 3773
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 Sep 2020 vs 3 January 2017
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 5629 vs 3773

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7560U

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1969 vs 1962

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7560U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1962
1969
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5629
3773
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i7-7560U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1962 1969
PassMark - CPU mark 5629 3773
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 911
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 313.319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 39.005
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2239
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1732
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3876
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2239
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1732
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3876

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i7-7560U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Kaby Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 22 Sep 2020 3 January 2017
OPN Tray YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1176 964
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $415
Processor Number i7-7560U
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.40 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 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 1.05 GHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640
Device ID 0x5926
eDRAM 64 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 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 9.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42x24x1.3

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® Smart Response technology
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
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
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)