AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, you'll need a motherboard with a FP5 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Family: AMD Ryzen 5
Group: AMD Ryzen 3000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U uses the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU frequency: 1.2 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 35 W
TDP down: 12 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is manufactured using a 12 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 12 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP5
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Picasso (Zen+)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2019
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
7023
7023
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7020
7020
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7020
7020
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7020
7020
Intel Core i7-6820EQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
7019
7019

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3549
3549
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3544
3544
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3544
3544
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3544
3544
Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3389
3389

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4460S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
2913
2913
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2907
2907
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2907
2907
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2907
2907
Intel Atom x7425E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
2885
2885

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
2660
2660
Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
2655
2655
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2644
2644
Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
2614
2614
Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
2522
2522

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2579
2579
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2579
2579
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2579
2579
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2579
2579
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2579
2579

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1662
1662
Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1658
1658
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1647
1647
Intel Core i7-3820QM
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
1644
1644
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1636
1636

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1483
1483
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1483
1483
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1483
1483
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1483
1483
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1483
1483

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 5 5560U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1229
1229
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2514
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1229
1229
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1229
1229
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1229
1229
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1229
1229

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
979
979
Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
979
979
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
976
976
Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
974
974
Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
973
973

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
877
877
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
876
876
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
876
876
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
876
876
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
869
869

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
727
727
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
727
727
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
727
727
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
727
727
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
727
727

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
620
620
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
620
620
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
620
620
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
620
620
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
620
620

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
576.6
576.6
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
574.1
574.1
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
574.1
574.1
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
574.1
574.1
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 1.3 GHz
566.3
566.3

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
353
353
Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
350
350
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
350
350
Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
350
350
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
348
348

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
141
141
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
141
141
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
141
141
Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
141
141
Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
141
141

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
34
34
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
33
33
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
33
33
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
33
33
Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
31
31

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7.8
7.8
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7.8
7.8
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7.8
7.8
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7.8
7.8
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7.8
7.8