AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i7-3537U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i7-3537U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Core i7-3537U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 1444
8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19346 vs 2350

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 25 January 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 1444
PassMark - CPU mark	19346 vs 2350

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3537U

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90 °C
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 90 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3537U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

1444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19346

2350

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-3537U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	1444
PassMark - CPU mark	19346	2350
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		537
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.779
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.245
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2100
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2100

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-3537U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	25 January 2013
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	777	2579
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$346
Processor Number		i7-3537U
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	118 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	10700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Graphics
Device ID		0x166
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)