AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000C AMD Ryzen 3000U
• Family
  Ryzen Ryzen
• Form Factor
  Laptops / Desktops Laptops / Desktops
• Generation
  2 2
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Series
  Ryzen 3000 Series Ryzen 3000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  2.5 GHz 3 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  8 8
• Generation
  8 8
• GPU Frequency
  1200 MHz 1200 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Graphics Cores
  8 8
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2018
• Shader
  512 512
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2400
• PCIe lanes
  20 12
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe
  - PCIe 3.0
• System Memory Specification
  - 2400

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Configurable TDP
  12-25 W 12-35 W
• Default TDP
  15 W 15 W
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  105 °C 105 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 15 W
• TDP down
  12 W 12 W
• TDP up
  25 W 35 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Picasso (Zen+)
• Codename
  Picasso Picasso
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L1-Cache
  0.375 MB 0.375 MB
• L2-Cache
  2 MB 2 MB
• L3-Cache
  4 MB 4 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  YM350CC4T4MFG YM3500C4T4MFG
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
• Operating systems
  ChromeOS / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
• Release date
  2020-09-22 Q1/2019
• Socket
  FP5 FP5
• Technology
  12nm 12nm
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
• Verified on
  2026-10-01 2026-10-01
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM