AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Pentium Gold 7505 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5629 vs 5208

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5629 vs 5208

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 7505

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 12 nm
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2266 vs 1962

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 12 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2266 vs 1962

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold 7505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1962

2266

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5629

5208

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
PassMark - Single thread mark	1962	2266
PassMark - CPU mark	5629	5208

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Tiger Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	17 Oct 2020
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1175	1023
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Processor Number		7505
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Device ID		0x9A78
Execution Units		48
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1449
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		15 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46.5x25
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)