Intel Core i3-8140U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-8140U and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8140U

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2135 vs 1984
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2135 vs 1984

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

  • 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 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5682 vs 4227
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 5682 vs 4227

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-8140U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2135
1984
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4227
5682
Name Intel Core i3-8140U AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark 2135 1984
PassMark - CPU mark 4227 5682

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-8140U AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen+
Launch date Q4'19 22 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating 1196 1253
Processor Number i3-8140U
Series 8th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM350CC4T4MFG

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.1 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
Number of GPU cores 8
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x3EA9
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620 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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 46x24
Sockets supported FCBGA1528 FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
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)