AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i5-4400E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and Intel Core i5-4400E 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, 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).

 

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 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1946 vs 1804
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6940 vs 3251
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 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 1804
PassMark - CPU mark 6940 vs 3251

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4400E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1946
1804
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6940
3251
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Intel Core i5-4400E
PassMark - Single thread mark 1946 1804
PassMark - CPU mark 6940 3251
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 77.024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.651

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Intel Core i5-4400E

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1822 1839
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date 1 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $266
Price now $266
Processor Number i5-4400E
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 5.04

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.70 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 3.30 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 size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 1 GHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

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

Anti-Theft technology
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)