AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-8750H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-8750H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i7-8750H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 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 14 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs 1 March 2018
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8750H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2284 vs 1993
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9842 vs 5569

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2284 vs 1993
PassMark - CPU mark	9842 vs 5569

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8750H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1993

2284

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5569

9842

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-8750H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1993	2284
PassMark - CPU mark	5569	9842
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1003
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4619
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.89
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		67.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.661
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1889
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4214
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6457
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1889
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4214
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6457

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-8750H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	1 March 2018
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1257	1092
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$395
Processor Number		i7-8750H
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.32
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.10 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 DMI
Die size		149 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
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		1.10 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
DVI
eDP
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	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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		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)
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)