AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i5-6260U
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i5-6260U 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 - 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.90 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1647
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7010 vs 3197
- Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 712 vs 691
- Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 vs 1556
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 8 April 2019 vs 1 September 2015 |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 2.90 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 14 nm |
| L1 cache | 384 KB vs 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB vs 512 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1956 vs 1647 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7010 vs 3197 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 712 vs 691 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2529 vs 1556 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6260U
- 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 i5-6260U
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | Intel Core i5-6260U |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1956 | 1647 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7010 | 3197 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 712 | 691 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2529 | 1556 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.151 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 41.792 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.28 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.026 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2.51 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2275 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3649 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3360 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2275 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3649 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3360 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | Intel Core i5-6260U | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen+ | Skylake |
| Family | Ryzen 5 | |
| Launch date | 8 April 2019 | 1 September 2015 |
| OPN Tray | YM350BC4T4MFG | |
| Place in performance rating | 1706 | 1525 |
| Processor Number | PRO 3500U | i5-6260U |
| Series | 3000 | 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | Mobile |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $304 | |
| Price now | $518.99 | |
| Status | Launched | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 2.48 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.80 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | 2.90 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 540 |
| Device ID | 0x1926 | |
| eDRAM | 64 MB | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 950 MHz | |
| Graphics max frequency | 950 MHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Clear Video technology | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Max video memory | 32 GB | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 4 | 3 |
| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Compatibility |
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| 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 | 9.5 W | |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 42x24x1.3 | |
Peripherals |
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| 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 |
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| 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® 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 | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) | ||
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