AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i7-6822EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i7-6822EQ 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Core i7-6822EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1963 vs 1619
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7033 vs 5550

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963 vs 1619
PassMark - CPU mark	7033 vs 5550

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6822EQ

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6822EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

1619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7033

5550

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-6822EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	1619
PassMark - CPU mark	7033	5550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-6822EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	Q4'15
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1699	1514
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i7-6822EQ
Series	3000	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.00 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	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.80 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 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	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
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		0x191B
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	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
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
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® 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