AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i5-9300H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i5-9300H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Core i5-9300H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9300H

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2285 vs 1963
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7558 vs 7033
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1006 vs 712
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3509 vs 2529

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2285 vs 1963
PassMark - CPU mark	7558 vs 7033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1006 vs 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3509 vs 2529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9300H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

2285

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7033

7558

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

1006

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

3509

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i5-9300H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	2285
PassMark - CPU mark	7033	7558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	1006
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	3509
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2562

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i5-9300H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1699	1545
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i5-9300H
Series	3000
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
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 UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 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	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	1x16, 2x8, 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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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@30Hz
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)