The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is a mobile SoC for business laptops that was announced in April 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 - 3.7 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics card 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. Compared to the similar consumer variant Ryzen 5 3500U, the PRO model features additional management and security features (e.g., full memory encryption) and longer warranty / availability.
The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.
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.
AMD states that the Picasso APUs are about 8% faster than the predecessors. Therefore, the Ryzen 5 3500U should be ahead the Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U (2 - 3.6 GHz) and nearly on par with the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U (2.2 - 3.8 GHz).
| Codename | Zen+ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 04/08/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Product Link (external) | www.amd.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Average benchmark values
Lenovo ThinkPad T495-20NKS01Y00: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), 14.00", 1.5 kg
External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad T495-20NKS01Y00
Lenovo Ideapad S145-15API-81UT001: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), 15.60", 1.9 kg
External Review » Lenovo Ideapad S145-15API-81UT001
Lenovo ThinkPad T495-20NKS01Y00: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), 14.00", 1.5 kg
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