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.

Intel Core i3-8140U

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

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	1198	1252
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)