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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

► remove from comparison AMD Athlon 3050U

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is a mobile processor for thin and light entry level laptops. It is based on the Picasso series (e.g. Ryzen 3000U APUs) and offers two Zen cores clocked at 2.3 to 3.2 GHz without SMT (two threads at once) and 4 MB of L3 Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 2 and offers only 2 CUs (128 shaders) clocked at up to 1,100 MHz.

In Chromebooks, AMD calles the APU AMD Athlon Silver 3050C, but with the exact same specifications (and performance).

Performance

We have not tested a single system built around the 3050U, as of August 2023. Expect the chip to be just a few percentage points slower than the Athlon 3150U (two Zen cores, 4 threads, up to 3.3 GHz). This kind of performance should suffice for most day-to-day tasks but not much more than that.

Power consumption

This Athlon series chip has a default TDP of 15 W (also known as the long-term power limit). Laptop makers are free to change that to anything between 12 W and 25 W with clock speeds and peformance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, that's a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Last but not the least, the APU is built with a 14 nm process leading to poor, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 PRO 3500U

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).

ModelAMD Athlon Silver 3050UAMD Ryzen 5 3500UAMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenameDali (Zen)Picasso-U (Zen+)Zen+
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Zen+
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U « 2.3 - 3.2 GHz2 / 2 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2300 - 3200 MHz2100 - 3700 MHz2100 - 3700 MHz
L1 Cache192 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache1 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology14 nm12 nm12 nm
max. Temp.95 °C105 °C
SocketFP5FP5AM4
FeaturesDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-2400 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, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 3500U
26.5 pt (37%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 PRO 3500U
26.2 pt (36%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 317     avg: 354.3     median: 364 (40%)     max: 372 Points
min: 354     avg: 361.5     median: 361.5 (40%)     max: 369 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1063     avg: 1436     median: 1477 (4%)     max: 1540 Points
min: 1328     avg: 1339     median: 1338.5 (3%)     max: 1349 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 482     avg: 642     median: 650 (4%)     max: 682 Points
min: 611     avg: 624     median: 624 (4%)     max: 637 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 131     avg: 142.4     median: 143 (43%)     max: 147 Points
min: 140     avg: 142     median: 142 (43%)     max: 144 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7.6 Points (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4542     avg: 4556     median: 4557.5 (28%)     max: 4565 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 13249     avg: 16322     median: 17230.5 (12%)     max: 17578 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
368.2 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
12.9 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2455 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15825     avg: 16929     median: 17024.5 (10%)     max: 17508 MIPS
min: 15910     avg: 16221     median: 16220.5 (9%)     max: 16531 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3502     avg: 3541     median: 3538 (42%)     max: 3580 MIPS
min: 3432     avg: 3474     median: 3474 (42%)     max: 3516 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
39.2 fps (14%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
134.8 fps (31%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.35     avg: 3.9     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.15 fps
min: 3.36     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (6%)     max: 3.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.4 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.7 GB/s (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.4 GB/s (11%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 680     avg: 704     median: 694 (5%)     max: 796 Seconds
min: 786     avg: 796     median: 795.5 (6%)     max: 805 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.734     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.804 sec
0.8 sec (17%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5044     avg: 5951     median: 5950.5 (13%)     max: 6857 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
697 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
18229 Points (16%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5213     avg: 6267     median: 6402.5 (17%)     max: 6967 Points
min: 5150     avg: 5781     median: 5781 (16%)     max: 6412 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 29562     avg: 32942     median: 30254 (25%)     max: 48997 Points
43514 Points (35%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 30656     avg: 34184     median: 31241.5 (25%)     max: 49067 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 26201     avg: 36686     median: 32088 (27%)     max: 54995 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5217     avg: 6435     median: 6613 (17%)     max: 7132 Points
min: 5629     avg: 5860     median: 5859.5 (15%)     max: 6090 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7496     avg: 9199     median: 9380 (17%)     max: 10054 Points
min: 8547     avg: 8809     median: 8808.5 (16%)     max: 9070 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2450     avg: 2660     median: 2696 (11%)     max: 2880 Points
min: 2595     avg: 2638     median: 2638 (11%)     max: 2681 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
743 Points (31%)
min: 777     avg: 884     median: 898.5 (38%)     max: 905 Points
863 Points (36%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
1429 Points (3%)
min: 2543     avg: 3076     median: 3155.5 (6%)     max: 3234 Points
2824 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 772     avg: 880     median: 896 (4%)     max: 913 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2599     avg: 3035     median: 3118.5 (10%)     max: 3244 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3400     avg: 3785     median: 3893 (39%)     max: 3924 Points
3820 Points (38%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10099     avg: 11388     median: 11783 (13%)     max: 12171 Points
10419 Points (12%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3669 Points (50%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10597 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9503     avg: 12182     median: 13040 (23%)     max: 13145 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3258     avg: 3405     median: 3442.5 (67%)     max: 3478 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
13873 Points (22%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3682 Points (55%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
6193 Points (50%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6118 Points (55%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
16467 Points (32%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
12317 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
11917 Points (31%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1101     avg: 1272     median: 1274.5 (1%)     max: 1693 ms
min: 1097     avg: 1211     median: 1211 (1%)     max: 1325 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
128.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 19083     avg: 26794     median: 27809 (25%)     max: 32938 Points
min: 27185     avg: 27437     median: 27437 (25%)     max: 27689 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 145     avg: 154     median: 148 (31%)     max: 172 Points
142 Points (30%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 24     avg: 33.7     median: 34.7 (6%)     max: 42.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 34.5     avg: 37     median: 38 (7%)     max: 38.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 17.2     avg: 18.1     median: 18.1 (13%)     max: 18.9 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Athlon Silver 3050U → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3500U → 171% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U → 157% n=2

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