AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Celeron G5950. Specifications

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Released
2020-09-22
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
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Intel Celeron G5950
Intel Celeron G5950

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or Intel Celeron G5950? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has a base frequency of 2.1 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2020-09-22.

Intel Celeron G5950 has a base frequency of 4.00 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
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  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 58 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500C CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    227 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 90% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Intel Celeron G5950 Intel Celeron G5950
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000C left arrow Intel Celeron G5000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Form Factor
    Laptops / Desktops left arrow -
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 9
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 3000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

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 left arrow 4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

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 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 12
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    1200 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    8 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q3/2016
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 96
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron G5950 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Celeron G5950 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 left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    15 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 58 W
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Celeron G5950, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Picasso (Zen+) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Codename
    Picasso left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 2 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YM350CC4T4MFG left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    ChromeOS / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition left arrow -
  • Release date
    2020-09-22 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    FP5 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    12nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

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