AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Celeron 3965U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Celeron 3965U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Celeron 3965U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1339
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7010 vs 1732

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 1 March 2017
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956 vs 1339
PassMark - CPU mark	7010 vs 1732

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3965U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 3965U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

1339

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7010

1732

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Celeron 3965U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956	1339
PassMark - CPU mark	7010	1732
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3215
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3215

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Celeron 3965U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Kaby Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	1 March 2017
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1706	1517
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	3965U
Series	3000	Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Price now		$107
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	2
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 610
Device ID		0x5906
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	10
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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 Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)