Intel Atom x7425E vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7425E and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom x7425E

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7425E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 12 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 22 Sep 2020
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
L3 cache	6 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1984 vs 1970
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5682 vs 5502

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984 vs 1970
PassMark - CPU mark	5682 vs 5502

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7425E
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5502

5682

Name	Intel Atom x7425E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	5502	5682

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x7425E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	22 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$58
Place in performance rating	1261	1250
Architecture codename		Zen+
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM350CC4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture