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

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Released
Q3/2020
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Released
Q1/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

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

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Reasons to consider
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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)
    252 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    811 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    738 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    390 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    346 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    515 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    481 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    887 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    873 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    255 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    59 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    286 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    332 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    274 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    672 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    223 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000C left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.10 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
  • GPU frequency
    1.20 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q1/2018
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

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.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow 12 W
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Picasso (Zen+) left arrow Picasso (Zen+)
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    FP5 left arrow FP5
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1229
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
1229
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

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