AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Pentium Silver N5000 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, 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 Pentium Silver N5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1135
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7010 vs 2617
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 712 vs 433
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 vs 1226

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 11 December 2017
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956 vs 1135
PassMark - CPU mark	7010 vs 2617
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712 vs 433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529 vs 1226

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver N5000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

1135

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7010

2617

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

433

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

1226

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956	1135
PassMark - CPU mark	7010	2617
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	1226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3495

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Gemini Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	11 December 2017
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1706	1677
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	N5000
Series	3000	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Execution Units	8	18
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	200 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Device ID		0x3184
Graphics max dynamic frequency		750 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP
MIPI-DSI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.8 W
Thermal Solution		105 deg C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	6
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless		Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		8
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
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
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
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)