AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-9700TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-9700TE 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i7-9700TE

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
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700TE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2214 vs 1984
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10203 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2214 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	10203 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2214

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

10203

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-9700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2214
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	10203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-9700TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	Q2'19
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1252	1070
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile	9th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$323
Processor Number		i7-9700TE
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	1.80 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	12 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	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 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		0x3E98
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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		4096x2160@30Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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)