AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i3-4100E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and Intel Core i3-4100E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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

Intel Core i3-4100E

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 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 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
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1946 vs 1390
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6940 vs 1848

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 3072 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946 vs 1390
PassMark - CPU mark	6940 vs 1848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4100E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1946

1390

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6940

1848

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	Intel Core i3-4100E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946	1390
PassMark - CPU mark	6940	1848
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	Intel Core i3-4100E
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1822	1838
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		1 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Processor Number		i3-4100E
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)