AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i3-4000M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i3-4000M 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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

Intel Core i3-4000M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 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
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1963 vs 1270
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7033 vs 1782
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 712 vs 517
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 vs 1130

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 4 June 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 3072 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963 vs 1270
PassMark - CPU mark	7033 vs 1782
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712 vs 517
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529 vs 1130

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4000M

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 Core i3-4000M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

1270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7033

1782

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

517

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

1130

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i3-4000M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	1270
PassMark - CPU mark	7033	1782
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	517
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.882
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		920
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2895
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4642
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		920
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2895
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4642

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i3-4000M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	4 June 2013
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1699	1527
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i3-4000M
Series	3000	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$199.95
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.77
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4940 million	960 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	400 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x416
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)