AMD Ryzen 5 3580U vs AMD PRO A6-9500B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3580U and AMD PRO A6-9500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 3580U

AMD PRO A6-9500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3580U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1970 vs 1215
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 1357
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2587 vs 2567

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2019 vs 24 October 2016
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970 vs 1215
PassMark - CPU mark	7236 vs 1357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2587 vs 2567

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500B

2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1769 vs 706

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1769 vs 706

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

1215

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7236

1357

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

706

1769

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2587

2567

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3580U	AMD PRO A6-9500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	1215
PassMark - CPU mark	7236	1357
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	706	1769
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2587	2567

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3580U	AMD PRO A6-9500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+
Launch date	6 Jan 2019	24 October 2016
Place in performance rating	1685	1677
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM950BADY23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
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	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	9	4
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	4500 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1300 MHz
iGPU core count	9
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 9 Graphics	R5
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0