AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs AMD A6-8500P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700U and AMD A6-8500P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1975 vs 1253
  • 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7150 vs 1445
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1975 vs 1253
PassMark - CPU mark 7150 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
CPU 2: AMD A6-8500P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1975
1253
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7150
1445
Name AMD Ryzen 7 3700U AMD A6-8500P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1975 1253
PassMark - CPU mark 7150 1445
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U AMD A6-8500P

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray YM3700C4T4MFG AM850PAAY23KA
Place in performance rating 2009 1999
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Carrizo
Launch date 3 June 2015

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Compute Cores 14 6
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 10 4
Number of threads 8 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count 3100 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1400 MHz 800 MHz
iGPU core count 10 4
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0