AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Celeron G3900E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Celeron G3900E 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Celeron G3900E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1952 vs 1499
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6991 vs 2034

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1952 vs 1499
PassMark - CPU mark	6991 vs 2034

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900E

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G3900E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1952

1499

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6991

2034

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Celeron G3900E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1952	1499
PassMark - CPU mark	6991	2034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Celeron G3900E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	Q1'16
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1619	1622
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	G3900E
Series	3000	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	2
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
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	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Device ID		0x1902
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 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	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Secure Boot