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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

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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).

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

► remove from comparison AMD R5 2600

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a six-core desktop processor that can handle twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT). This technology is equivalent to Intel's Hyper-Threading. Launched in April 2018, the Ryzen 5 2600 is the second fastest Ryzen 5 processor and is much more economical than its flagship sibling. The Ryzen 5 2600 has a 65 W TDP, which is nearly 40% more efficient than the 95 W TDP Ryzen 5 2600 X. This energy efficiency comes at a cost to performance though.

The Ryzen 5 2600 has a base clock speed of 3.4 GHz, which can be boosted by Extended Frequency Range (XFR) up to 3.9 GHz. The power gain is still high in multi-threaded applications, although this is some way off the Ryzen 5 2600X. The Ryzen 5 2600 benefits from AMD's new Zen+ architecture, with a greater number of instructions per cycle (IPC) and higher clock speeds than last year's Zen chips. The Ryzen 5 2600's six cores are divided into two clusters that are connected by Infinity Fabric, a subset of HyperTransport. Each cluster has its own L3 cache.

The Ryzen 5 2600 has good performance in games. Moreover, the Ryzen 5 2600 has a higher base clock than the Ryzen 7 2700. Seeing as many games currently lack multi-core support, this means that the Ryzen 5 2600 performs better than its technically superior sibling.

Detailed information, benchmarks and values can be found in our review of the Ryzen 5 2600.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500UAMD Ryzen 5 2600
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Ryzen 5
CodenameZen+Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Zen+
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U compare2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U compare2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U compare2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2100 - 3700 MHz3400 - 3900 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB3 MB
L3 Cache4 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 86 / 12
TDP15 Watt65 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4940 Million
Technology12 nm12 nm
SocketAM4AM4 (LGA1331)
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR4-2933 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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Die Size213 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 PRO 3500U
26.2 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 2600
29.7 pt (41%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 354     avg: 361.5     median: 361.5 (40%)     max: 369 Points
380 Points (42%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1328     avg: 1339     median: 1338.5 (3%)     max: 1349 Points
2793 Points (7%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 611     avg: 624     median: 624 (4%)     max: 637 Points
min: 1245     avg: 1254     median: 1248 (8%)     max: 1270 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 140     avg: 142     median: 142 (43%)     max: 144 Points
min: 155.9     avg: 157.4     median: 157.3 (47%)     max: 159 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 R5 2600 +
13.7 Points (18%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 R5 2600 +
1.8 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
4726 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
28173 Points (20%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
45033 Points (31%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
8024 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
140.9 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
5.5 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 R5 2600 +
4517 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15910     avg: 16221     median: 16220.5 (9%)     max: 16531 MIPS
30898 MIPS (18%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3432     avg: 3474     median: 3474 (42%)     max: 3516 MIPS
4020 MIPS (48%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 R5 2600 +
75 fps (26%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 R5 2600 +
205.3 fps (47%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.36     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (6%)     max: 3.6 fps
min: 7.79     avg: 7.8     median: 7.8 (14%)     max: 7.82 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 R5 2600 +
0.7 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 R5 2600 +
1 GB/s (17%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 R5 2600 +
7.5 GB/s (20%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 786     avg: 796     median: 795.5 (6%)     max: 805 Seconds
min: 374.2     avg: 375     median: 375 (3%)     max: 375.7 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.8 sec (17%)
0.7 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 R5 2600 +
9290 Points (20%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
11.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
24.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
615 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 R5 2600 +
43794 Points (38%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5150     avg: 5781     median: 5781 (16%)     max: 6412 Points
12405 Points (34%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
43514 Points (35%)
69692 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 R5 2600 +
69478 Points (56%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 R5 2600 +
70522 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5629     avg: 5860     median: 5859.5 (15%)     max: 6090 Points
11219 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 8547     avg: 8809     median: 8808.5 (16%)     max: 9070 Points
17063 Points (30%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2595     avg: 2638     median: 2638 (11%)     max: 2681 Points
6265 Points (26%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
863 Points (36%)
min: 1014     avg: 1119     median: 1118.5 (47%)     max: 1223 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2824 Points (5%)
min: 5767     avg: 6070     median: 6069.5 (11%)     max: 6372 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R5 2600 +
1020 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R5 2600 +
5885 Points (19%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3820 Points (38%)
min: 4631     avg: 5109     median: 5109 (51%)     max: 5587 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
10419 Points (12%)
min: 20633     avg: 23018     median: 23018 (26%)     max: 25403 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1097     avg: 1211     median: 1211 (1%)     max: 1325 ms
951 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 27185     avg: 27437     median: 27437 (25%)     max: 27689 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
142 Points (30%)
179 Points (37%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
157.5 Watt (27%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
149.5 Watt (27%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 R5 2600 +
8.5 Points per Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2600 → 164% n=20

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