AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-8665U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-8665U 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

  • 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
  • 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
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8665U

  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2187 vs 1984
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6250 vs 5682
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2187 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark 6250 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8665U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1984
2187
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5682
6250
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i7-8665U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1984 2187
PassMark - CPU mark 5682 6250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 105.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.665
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1819
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3633
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1819
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3633
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6081

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i7-8665U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Whiskey Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 22 Sep 2020 Q2 '19
OPN Tray YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1252 1090
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $409
Processor Number i7-8665U
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1.90 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 4.80 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 1.15 GHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620
Device ID 0x3EA0
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
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
Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.10 GHz
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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@24Hz

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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)