AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i9-9880H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i9-9880H 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, 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 i9-9880H

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
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9880H

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2524 vs 1950
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13820 vs 6986
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1118 vs 712
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6143 vs 2529

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2524 vs 1950
PassMark - CPU mark	13820 vs 6986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1118 vs 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6143 vs 2529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9880H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1950

2524

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6986

13820

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

1118

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

6143

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i9-9880H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1950	2524
PassMark - CPU mark	6986	13820
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	1118
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	6143
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7869
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2125
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3817
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4299
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2125
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3817
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4299

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i9-9880H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1620	757
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i9-9880H
Series	3000
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$556
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	16
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		1.20 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
Vulkan
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)