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 the Intel Core i7-1065G7 in multi-thread performance to be an OK lower mid-range option, as of early 2021.
The Honor MagicBook 14 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 3500U that we know of. It can be up to 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.
Power consumption
This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop makers 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.
The chip is manufactured on a 12 nm process for subpar, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.
| Codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Temperature | 105 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | FP5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcement Date | 01/06/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product Link (external) | www.amd.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
