AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD A8-3500M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD A8-3500M 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

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1946 vs 813
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6940 vs 1400
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 726 vs 250
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2562 vs 753
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1946 vs 813
PassMark - CPU mark 6940 vs 1400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726 vs 250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562 vs 753

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3500M

  • Around 33% 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
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: AMD A8-3500M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1946
813
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6940
1400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
726
250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2562
753
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD A8-3500M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1946 813
PassMark - CPU mark 6940 1400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726 250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562 753
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5455

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD A8-3500M

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1821 1850
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Llano
Launch date 14 June 2011

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 4096 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 218 mm
Transistor count 1000 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

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 FS1
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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)