AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD Pro A6-8500B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD Pro A6-8500B 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

AMD Pro A6-8500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1948 vs 1340
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6958 vs 1601

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948 vs 1340
PassMark - CPU mark	6958 vs 1601

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: AMD Pro A6-8500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1948

1340

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6958

1601

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	AMD Pro A6-8500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948	1340
PassMark - CPU mark	6958	1601
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	AMD Pro A6-8500B
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1797	1801
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Carrizo
Launch date		3 June 2015
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Compute Cores	12	6
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		3100 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3 / DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	800 MHz
iGPU core count	8	256
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Number of pipelines		256
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	15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0