AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i7-6970HQ 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 i7-6970HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
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
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1532
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7010 vs 4632

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 24 January 2016
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955 vs 1532
PassMark - CPU mark	7010 vs 4632

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6970HQ

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
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6970HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1955

1532

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7010

4632

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955	1532
PassMark - CPU mark	7010	4632
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	24 January 2016
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1706	1625
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i7-6970HQ
Series	3000	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$623
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.80 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	3.70 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 580
Device ID		0x193B
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
DVI
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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 W
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® 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
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi		Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)