AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD Athlon 64 2800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 106% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 130 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.9x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 89 Watt
3.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1928 vs 511
15.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6879 vs 438

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928 vs 511
PassMark - CPU mark	6879 vs 438

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1928

511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6879

438

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928	511
PassMark - CPU mark	6879	438
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1832	2985
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		NewCastle
Launch date		April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.29
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		144 mm
Transistor count		69 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	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	89 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture