AMD Ryzen 5 3580U vs AMD RX-421BD

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3580U and AMD RX-421BD 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3580U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 6 Jan 2019 vs 21 October 2015
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD

  • Around 91792% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz vs 3.7 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
CPU 2: AMD RX-421BD

Name AMD Ryzen 5 3580U AMD RX-421BD
PassMark - Single thread mark 1974
PassMark - CPU mark 7239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 706
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.608
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7025
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7025

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3580U AMD RX-421BD

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Merlin Falcon
Launch date 6 Jan 2019 21 October 2015
Place in performance rating 1685 1721
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Family AMD R-Series
Processor Number RX-421BD

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2100 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB 320 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3400 MHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 9
Number of threads 8 4
Transistor count 4500 million
Unlocked
Die size 1073 mm2

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1300 MHz 800 MHz
iGPU core count 9
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 9 Graphics Radeon R7 series
Number of pipelines 512
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12-35 Watt 12-35 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Package Size micro-BGA

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
UART
USB revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

FreeSync
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)