AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 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

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 1 September 2015
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 - CPU mark	7010 vs 6977

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5

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
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2011 vs 1956
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 855 vs 712
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3270 vs 2529

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2011 vs 1956
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	855 vs 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3270 vs 2529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

2011

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7010

6977

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

855

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

3270

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956	2011
PassMark - CPU mark	7010	6977
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	855
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	3270
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.28
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		132.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		40.563

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	1 September 2015
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1706	1659
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	E3-1505MV5
Series	3000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
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
Die size		122 mm
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 P530
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 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	4.4
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 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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 VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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)