AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD A6-9220

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD A6-9220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Peripherals, 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
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.4x 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
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1948 vs 1128
  • 5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6958 vs 1274
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1948 vs 1128
PassMark - CPU mark 6958 vs 1274

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: AMD A6-9220

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1948
1128
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6958
1274
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD A6-9220
PassMark - Single thread mark 1948 1128
PassMark - CPU mark 6958 1274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.364
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4038

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD A6-9220

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray YM3500C4T4MFG AM9220AYN23AC
Place in performance rating 1796 1799
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Stoney Ridge
Launch date 1 June 2016
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Compute Cores 12 5
L1 cache 384 KB 160 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8 3
Number of threads 8 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 124.5 mm
Transistor count 1200 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 655 MHz
iGPU core count 8 3
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5 FP4 BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP 10-15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)