AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7530U and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 50% 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
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3061 vs 1928
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15642 vs 6879

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3061 vs 1928
PassMark - CPU mark	15642 vs 6879

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3061

1928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15642

6879

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3061	1928
PassMark - CPU mark	15642	6879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3
Launch date	4 Jan 2023
OPN Tray	100-000000943	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	611	1832
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment		Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	10700 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2000 MHz	1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture