AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-8700B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-8700B 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 - 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
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2730 vs 1984
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11873 vs 5682
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2730 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark 11873 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1984
2730
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5682
11873
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i7-8700B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1984 2730
PassMark - CPU mark 5682 11873
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1206
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 38.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 82.03
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2126
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1508
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2852
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2126
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1508
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2852

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i7-8700B

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Coffee Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 22 Sep 2020 Q2'18
OPN Tray YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1252 1067
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Processor Number i7-8700B
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.20 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 4.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 8 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm

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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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)
Secure Boot

Virtualization

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