Intel N97 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 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 N97

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

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: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5744 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 22 Sep 2020
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1990 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	5744 vs 5682

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
699050.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 6MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1990

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5744

5682

Name	Intel N97	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark	1990	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	5744	5682

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Zen+
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	22 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1247	1253
Processor Number	N97
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM350CC4T4MFG
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Base frequency		2.1 GHz
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Number of threads		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)