AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i7-3610QE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i7-3610QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Core i7-3610QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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 22 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
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1963 vs 1582
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7033 vs 5026

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs April 2012
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963 vs 1582
PassMark - CPU mark	7033 vs 5026

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QE

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% higher maximum memory size: 32.23 GB vs 32 GB
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3169 vs 712
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10245 vs 2529

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	32.23 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3169 vs 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10245 vs 2529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7033

5026

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

3169

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

10245

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-3610QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	7033	5026
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	3169
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	10245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.16

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-3610QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Ivy Bridge
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	April 2012
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1699	1703
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i7-3610QE
Series	3000	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4940 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 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	32.23 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	650 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
CRT
eDP
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 (16), 2.0 (1x4 lanes)
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	1x16 2x8 1X8 2x4 1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)