AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD A6-4400M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD A6-4400M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x 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
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1946 vs 1027
  • 6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6940 vs 1010
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 726 vs 331
  • 5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2562 vs 484
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1946 vs 1027
PassMark - CPU mark 6940 vs 1010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726 vs 331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: AMD A6-4400M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1946
1027
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6940
1010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
726
331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2562
484
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD A6-4400M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1946 1027
PassMark - CPU mark 6940 1010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726 331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562 484
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.28
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 0.585
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4945
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4945

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD A6-4400M

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1822 1828
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Trinity
Launch date 15 May 2012

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB 96 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
Transistor count 1303 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5 FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)