AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-10510U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i7-10510U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Intel Core i7-10510U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 2264
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13166 vs 6518

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Nov 2019 vs 1 Sep 2019
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 2264
PassMark - CPU mark	13166 vs 6518

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10510U

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10510U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2502

2264

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13166

6518

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Core i7-10510U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502	2264
PassMark - CPU mark	13166	6518
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1175
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5292
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3820	0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1770
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1770
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3752
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3752
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5711

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Core i7-10510U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Comet Lake
Launch date	Nov 2019	1 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$170	$409
Place in performance rating	1258	795
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number		i7-10510U
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	1.80 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	100 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.66 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.30 GHz
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x9B41
Execution Units		24
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)