AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD FX-9830P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD FX-9830P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 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
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1928 vs 1566
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6879 vs 3304
  • Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 726 vs 435
  • Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2562 vs 1292
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1928 vs 1566
PassMark - CPU mark 6879 vs 3304
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726 vs 435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562 vs 1292

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: AMD FX-9830P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1928
1566
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6879
3304
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
726
435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2562
1292
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD FX-9830P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1928 1566
PassMark - CPU mark 6879 3304
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726 435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562 1292
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2550

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD FX-9830P

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray YM3500C4T4MFG FM983PAEY44AB
Place in performance rating 1832 2198
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Bristol 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 3 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 8 8
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 250 mm
Transistor count 3100 Million

Memory

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

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 900 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP 25-45 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)