AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i3-6157U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i3-6157U 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 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 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
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1963 vs 1433
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7033 vs 2770
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 712 vs 608
  • Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 vs 1470
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 April 2019 vs 1 September 2016
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 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1963 vs 1433
PassMark - CPU mark 7033 vs 2770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 712 vs 608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2529 vs 1470

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6157U

  • 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 i3-6157U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1963
1433
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7033
2770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
712
608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2529
1470
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U Intel Core i3-6157U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1963 1433
PassMark - CPU mark 7033 2770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 712 608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2529 1470
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2742
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2742

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U Intel Core i3-6157U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Skylake
Family Ryzen 5
Launch date 8 April 2019 1 September 2016
OPN Tray YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1699 1561
Processor Number PRO 3500U i3-6157U
Series 3000 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $304
Status Launched

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 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 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
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® Iris® Graphics 550
Device ID 0x1927
eDRAM 64 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 4 3
DVI
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

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 28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 23 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42mm X 24mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12 12
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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
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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)