Intel Core i3-7102E vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-7102E and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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.

Intel Core i3-7102E

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1948 vs 1292
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6958 vs 2521

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948 vs 1292
PassMark - CPU mark	6958 vs 2521

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-7102E
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1292

1948

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2521

6958

Name	Intel Core i3-7102E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1292	1948
PassMark - CPU mark	2521	6958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-7102E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'17
Place in performance rating	1819	1797
Processor Number	i3-7102E
Series	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM3500C4T4MFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Compute Cores		12
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		3.7 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x591B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)