AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.7 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 8 iGPU with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops. In Chromebooks, AMD calles the APU AMD Ryzen 5 3500C, but the specifications (and performance) are the same.
The Picasso SoC uses the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows for higher clocks at similar power consumption.
The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article .
Performance
The average 3500U in our database matches Intel Core i7-1065G7 in multi-thread performance to be an OK lower mid-range option for thinner, lighter laptops and truly small mini-PCs.
Power consumption
The Ryzen 5 has a default TDP of 15 W (also known as the long-term power limit), a value that laptop manufacturers are free to set to anything between 12 W and 35 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, this is a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.
This little CPU is manufactured on a somewhat old, as of late 2022, 12 nm process for average energy efficiency.
Series AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Codename Zen+ Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Zen+ Clock Rate 2100 - 3700 MHz Level 1 Cache 384 KB Level 2 Cache 2 MB Level 3 Cache 4 MB Number of Cores / Threads 4 / 8 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 15 Watt Transistor Count 4500 Million Manufacturing Technology 12 nm Socket AM4 Features XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Announcement Date 01/06/2019
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
30.5 pt (34%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 317 avg: 354.3 median: 364 (42%) max: 372 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1063 avg: 1436 median: 1477 (6%) max: 1540 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 482 avg: 642 median: 650 (7%) max: 682 Points
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0 35 70 105 140 175 210 245 280 315 350 385 420 455 490 525 560 595 630 665 Tooltip Acer Swift 3 SF314-41G-R491: Ø411 (394.45-481.96)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW: Ø505 (498.72-514.09)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW: Ø508 (460.33-641.41)
Asus VivoBook 17 M712DA-AU017T: Ø503 (436.46-546.44)
Walmart Motile M142: Ø604 (598.77-639.56)
Lenovo V155-15API: Ø609 (600.38-643.97)
HP ProBook 455R G6: Ø564 (554.09-645.67)
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ: Ø549 (530.85-646.18)
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD: Ø571 (564.95-646.42)
Lenovo Ideapad C340-14API 81N6004UGE: Ø623 (617.72-649.71)
HP 17-ca1149ng: Ø588 (568.32-652.11)
Lenovo ThinkPad E495-20NE000JGE: Ø658 (656.79-659.13)
Lenovo Ideapad L340-17API-81LY0004GE: Ø626 (614.9-661.93)
Honor MagicBook 15: Ø660 (639.6-665.26)
Lenovo ThinkPad E495-20NEA001GE: Ø665 (662.58-667.28)
Honor Magicbook 14: Ø651 (646.48-668.95)
Huawei MateBook D 14-53010TVS: Ø661 (656.73-674.67)
Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY: Ø669 (662.73-672.62)
Schenker VIA 15: Ø668 (665.42-677.39)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 131 avg: 142.4 median: 143 (44%) max: 147 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7.6 Points (11%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (5%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4542 avg: 4556 median: 4557.5 (37%) max: 4565 points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 13249 avg: 16322 median: 17230.5 (19%) max: 17578 points
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
368.2 s (4%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
12.9 s (3%)
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2455 points (14%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15825 avg: 16929 median: 17024.5 (11%) max: 17508 MIPS
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3502 avg: 3541 median: 3538 (42%) max: 3580 MIPS
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
39.2 fps (14%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
134.8 fps (32%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.35 avg: 3.9 median: 4 (9%) max: 4.15 fps
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tooltip Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD: Ø3.65 (0.52-6.7)
HP 17-ca1149ng: Ø4.07 (0.46-7.76)
Lenovo ThinkPad E495-20NE000JGE: Ø4.16 (0.55-7.51)
Honor Magicbook 14: Ø4.27 (0.56-7.95)
Lenovo ThinkPad E495-20NEA001GE: Ø4.2 (0.55-7.53)
Huawei MateBook D 14-53010TVS: Ø4.34 (0.56-7.81)
Huawei MateBook D 14-53010TVS: Ø4.34 (0.56-7.81)
Honor MagicBook 15: Ø4.36 (0.55-7.78)
Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY: Ø4.35 (0.54-7.77)
Schenker VIA 15: Ø4.37 (0.53-7.66)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.4 GB/s (0%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.7 GB/s (0%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.4 GB/s (0%)
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 680 avg: 704 median: 694 (5%) max: 796 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.734 avg: 0.7 median: 0.7 (16%) max: 0.804 sec
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5044 avg: 5951 median: 5950.5 (13%) max: 6857 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12 s (3%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.8 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
697 s (3%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
18229 Points (17%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Acer Swift 3 SF314-41G-R491 R5 3500U Radeon 540X 1095 / 1000 MHz 2 GB 8 GB 18229
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5213 avg: 6267 median: 6402.5 (18%) max: 6967 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 29562 avg: 32942 median: 30254 (19%) max: 48997 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 30656 avg: 34184 median: 31241.5 (26%) max: 49067 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 26201 avg: 36686 median: 32088 (27%) max: 54995 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5217 avg: 6435 median: 6613 (17%) max: 7132 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7496 avg: 9199 median: 9380 (17%) max: 10054 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2450 avg: 2660 median: 2696 (13%) max: 2880 Points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 777 avg: 884 median: 898.5 (39%) max: 905 points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2543 avg: 3076 median: 3155.5 (11%) max: 3234 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 772 avg: 880 median: 896 (4%) max: 913 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2599 avg: 3035 median: 3118.5 (10%) max: 3244 points
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3400 avg: 3785 median: 3893 (40%) max: 3924 points
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10099 avg: 11388 median: 11783 (13%) max: 12171 points
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Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3669 points (57%)
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Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10597 points (26%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9503 avg: 12182 median: 13040 (23%) max: 13145 points
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3258 avg: 3405 median: 3442.5 (67%) max: 3478 points
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
13873 points (22%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3682 points (55%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
6193 Points (50%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6118 Points (55%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
16467 Points (32%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
12317 Points (25%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
11917 Points (31%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1101 avg: 1272 median: 1274.5 (1%) max: 1693 ms
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