AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs AMD RX-421BD

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

AMD RX-421BD

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 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	8 April 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 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: AMD RX-421BD

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	AMD RX-421BD
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963
PassMark - CPU mark	7033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529
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 PRO 3500U	AMD RX-421BD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Merlin Falcon
Family	Ryzen 5	AMD R-Series
Launch date	8 April 2019	21 October 2015
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1699	1721
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	RX-421BD
Series	3000
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
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	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3400 MHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
Die size		1073 mm2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	800 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Radeon R7 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
DVI
eDP
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt	12-35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP5	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)