AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i5-6500TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i5-6500TE 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 - 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 i5-6500TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1949 vs 1823
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6986 vs 4724
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 vs 2176

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1949 vs 1823
PassMark - CPU mark	6986 vs 4724
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529 vs 2176

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6500TE

2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 741 vs 712

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	741 vs 712

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1949

1823

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6986

4724

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

741

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

2176

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i5-6500TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1949	1823
PassMark - CPU mark	6986	4724
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	741
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	2176
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7031
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7031

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i5-6500TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	Q4'15
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1620	744
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i5-6500TE
Series	3000	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 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
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
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 530
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
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	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
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® AVX2
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® 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)
Secure Boot