AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i7-5500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i7-5500U 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Core i7-5500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 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
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1951 vs 1653
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7036 vs 2793
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 712 vs 643
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 vs 1372

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 5 January 2015
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951 vs 1653
PassMark - CPU mark	7036 vs 2793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712 vs 643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529 vs 1372

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5500U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1951

1653

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7036

2793

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

643

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

1372

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-5500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951	1653
PassMark - CPU mark	7036	2793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	1372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		47.687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.452
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3242
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3242

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-5500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Broadwell
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	5 January 2015
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1713	1873
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i7-5500U
Series	3000	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
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	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4940 million	1300 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		82 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
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	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
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® HD Graphics 5500
Device ID		0x1616
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	4x1, 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)