AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U ► remove from comparison
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 2500U ► remove from comparison
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U is a mobile APU for thin and light laptops that was announced in October 2017. It includes four Zen cores clocked at 2 to 3.6 GHz and offers 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 8 and offers 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1100 MHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 and 25 Watt (15 Watt nominal). More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U ► remove from comparison
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a mobile APU for thin and light business laptops that was announced in January 2017. Compared to the similar consumer Ryzen 5 2500U , the PRO 2500U offers additional security features and longer part availability / warranty.
It includes four Zen cores clocked at 2 to 3.6 GHz and offers 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 8 and offers 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1100 MHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 and 25 Watt (15 Watt nominal). More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.
Model AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD Ryzen 5 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Series AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) Codename Picasso-U (Zen+) Zen Zen Series: Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) Zen Clock 2100 - 3700 MHz 2000 - 3600 MHz 2000 - 3600 MHz L1 Cache 384 KB 384 KB 384 KB L2 Cache 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB Cores / Threads 4 / 8 4 / 8 4 / 8 TDP 15 Watt 15 Watt 15 Watt Transistors 4500 Million 4500 Million 4500 Million Technology 12 nm 14 nm 14 nm max. Temp. 105 °C 105 °C Socket FP5 AM4 AM4 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 XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT iGPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)Architecture x86 x86 x86 Announced Manufacturer www.amd.com www.amd.com
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 3500U
26.5 pt (37%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 2500U
25.9 pt (36%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 317 avg: 354.3 median: 364 (40%) max: 372 Points
min: 338 avg: 351 median: 354.5 (39%) max: 357 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1063 avg: 1436 median: 1477 (4%) max: 1540 Points
min: 1103 avg: 1267 median: 1298.5 (3%) max: 1367 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 482 avg: 642 median: 650 (4%) max: 682 Points
min: 510 avg: 598 median: 609 (4%) max: 642 Points
min: 541 avg: 561 median: 553 (3%) max: 589 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 131 avg: 142.4 median: 143 (43%) max: 147 Points
min: 124 avg: 136.2 median: 137 (41%) max: 142 Points
min: 132 avg: 135 median: 134 (40%) max: 139 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7.6 Points (10%)
min: 5.71 avg: 6.5 median: 6.6 (9%) max: 6.91 Points
min: 6.04 avg: 6.3 median: 6.1 (8%) max: 6.74 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (41%)
min: 1.53 avg: 1.6 median: 1.6 (39%) max: 1.61 Points
min: 1.5 avg: 1.5 median: 1.6 (39%) max: 1.58 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4542 avg: 4556 median: 4557.5 (28%) max: 4565 Points
min: 4103 avg: 4371 median: 4410.5 (27%) max: 4473 Points
min: 4204 avg: 4312 median: 4349 (26%) max: 4382 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 13249 avg: 16322 median: 17230.5 (12%) max: 17578 Points
min: 13850 avg: 15426 median: 15683.5 (11%) max: 16471 Points
min: 12294 avg: 14380 median: 14336 (10%) max: 16509 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 20209 avg: 20660 median: 20659.5 (14%) max: 21110 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 6921 avg: 7052 median: 7052 (9%) max: 7183 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
368.2 s (4%)
min: 251.1 avg: 313.5 median: 313.5 (4%) max: 375.9 s
min: 386.4 avg: 386.6 median: 386.6 (5%) max: 386.7 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
12.9 s (3%)
min: 7.819 avg: 10.2 median: 10.2 (2%) max: 12.64 s
min: 12.25 avg: 12.4 median: 12.4 (2%) max: 12.47 s
2455 Points (4%)
min: 2416 avg: 2426 median: 2425.5 (4%) max: 2435 Points
min: 2677 avg: 2700 median: 2699.5 (4%) max: 2722 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15825 avg: 16929 median: 17024.5 (10%) max: 17508 MIPS
min: 15360 avg: 16200 median: 16251 (9%) max: 16988 MIPS
2794 MIPS (2%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3502 avg: 3541 median: 3538 (42%) max: 3580 MIPS
min: 2924 avg: 3269 median: 3441 (41%) max: 3443 MIPS
4102 MIPS (49%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
39.2 fps (14%)
min: 33 avg: 34.7 median: 34.7 (12%) max: 36.4 fps
min: 32.42 avg: 33.9 median: 33.9 (12%) max: 35.4 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
134.8 fps (31%)
min: 118 avg: 121 median: 121 (28%) max: 124 fps
min: 68.4 avg: 97.7 median: 97.7 (23%) max: 127 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.35 avg: 3.9 median: 4 (7%) max: 4.15 fps
min: 3.6 avg: 3.7 median: 3.7 (6%) max: 3.74 fps
3 fps (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.4 GB/s (0%)
min: 0.357 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (0%) max: 0.403 GB/s
min: 0.376 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (0%) max: 0.409 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.7 GB/s (12%)
min: 0.543 avg: 0.6 median: 0.6 (10%) max: 0.568 GB/s
min: 0.54 avg: 0.6 median: 0.6 (10%) max: 0.662 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.4 GB/s (11%)
min: 3.2 avg: 3.3 median: 3.3 (9%) max: 3.4 GB/s
min: 3.3 avg: 3.4 median: 3.4 (9%) max: 3.5 GB/s
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 680 avg: 704 median: 694 (5%) max: 796 Seconds
min: 757 avg: 771 median: 770.5 (5%) max: 784 Seconds
min: 900 avg: 1007 median: 1007 (7%) max: 1114 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.734 avg: 0.7 median: 0.7 (16%) max: 0.804 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5044 avg: 5951 median: 5950.5 (13%) max: 6857 Points
min: 4155 avg: 4952 median: 4828 (10%) max: 5873 Points
min: 3945 avg: 5161 median: 5635 (12%) max: 5904 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12 s (3%)
min: 11.77 avg: 17.7 median: 12.3 (3%) max: 29 s
min: 12.56 avg: 12.7 median: 12.7 (3%) max: 12.84 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.8 s (1%)
min: 26.95 avg: 27.4 median: 27.3 (1%) max: 28 s
min: 28.85 avg: 29.4 median: 29.3 (1%) max: 29.84 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
697 s (3%)
min: 685 avg: 696 median: 697 (3%) max: 706 s
min: 714 avg: 729 median: 728.5 (3%) max: 743 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
18229 Points (16%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Acer Swift 3 SF314-41G-R491 R5 3500U Radeon 540X 1095 / 1000 MHz 2 GB 8 GB 18229
min: 14732 avg: 17114 median: 15610 (14%) max: 21001 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5213 avg: 6267 median: 6402.5 (17%) max: 6967 Points
min: 3941 avg: 5637 median: 5973 (16%) max: 6648 Points
min: 5540 avg: 5874 median: 5673 (15%) max: 6608 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 29562 avg: 32942 median: 30254 (25%) max: 48997 Points
min: 31155 avg: 32374 median: 31862 (26%) max: 34052 Points
min: 34587 avg: 35370 median: 35245 (29%) max: 36279 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 30656 avg: 34184 median: 31241.5 (25%) max: 49067 Points
min: 29317 avg: 32015 median: 32593.5 (26%) max: 33556 Points
min: 30318 avg: 33819 median: 35419 (29%) max: 35721 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 26201 avg: 36686 median: 32088 (27%) max: 54995 Points
min: 28284 avg: 32266 median: 32009.5 (27%) max: 37624 Points
min: 28138 avg: 29521 median: 29789 (25%) max: 30637 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5217 avg: 6435 median: 6613 (17%) max: 7132 Points
min: 1579 avg: 4508 median: 4609.5 (12%) max: 6591 Points
min: 3259 avg: 5254 median: 5586.5 (14%) max: 6584 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7496 avg: 9199 median: 9380 (17%) max: 10054 Points
min: 4922 avg: 7508 median: 7807 (14%) max: 9138 Points
min: 6370 avg: 8014 median: 8405 (15%) max: 8877 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2450 avg: 2660 median: 2696 (11%) max: 2880 Points
min: 2166 avg: 2523 median: 2566 (11%) max: 2821 Points
min: 1922 avg: 2225 median: 2322 (10%) max: 2432 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 777 avg: 884 median: 898.5 (38%) max: 905 Points
831 Points (35%)
887 Points (37%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2543 avg: 3076 median: 3155.5 (6%) max: 3234 Points
2515 Points (5%)
3135 Points (6%)
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
min: 3275 avg: 3641 median: 3703 (37%) max: 3789 Points
min: 3353 avg: 3492 median: 3492 (35%) max: 3631 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10099 avg: 11388 median: 11783 (13%) max: 12171 Points
min: 9434 avg: 10029 median: 9952 (11%) max: 10871 Points
min: 9096 avg: 9629 median: 9343 (10%) max: 10447 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3669 Points (50%)
min: 3558 avg: 3582 median: 3581.5 (49%) max: 3605 Points
min: 3430 avg: 3480 median: 3480 (47%) max: 3530 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10597 Points (26%)
min: 9480 avg: 9548 median: 9548 (23%) max: 9616 Points
min: 9398 avg: 9760 median: 9759.5 (24%) max: 10121 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9503 avg: 12182 median: 13040 (23%) max: 13145 Points
min: 10506 avg: 11390 median: 11301 (20%) max: 12280 Points
min: 12111 avg: 12422 median: 12421.5 (22%) max: 12732 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3258 avg: 3405 median: 3442.5 (67%) max: 3478 Points
min: 3234 avg: 3379 median: 3383 (66%) max: 3477 Points
min: 3218 avg: 3326 median: 3326 (65%) max: 3434 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
13873 Points (22%)
min: 11649 avg: 11774 median: 11773.5 (18%) max: 11898 Points
min: 12561 avg: 12956 median: 12956 (20%) max: 13351 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3682 Points (55%)
min: 3601 avg: 3674 median: 3673.5 (55%) max: 3746 Points
min: 3486 avg: 3600 median: 3600 (54%) max: 3714 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
6193 Points (50%)
7330 Points (59%)
min: 5889 avg: 6820 median: 6820 (55%) max: 7751 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6118 Points (55%)
6320 Points (57%)
min: 5363 avg: 6035 median: 6034.5 (55%) max: 6706 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
16467 Points (32%)
13912 Points (27%)
min: 16158 avg: 16310 median: 16310 (32%) max: 16462 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
12317 Points (25%)
10715 Points (22%)
min: 10070 avg: 10169 median: 10168.5 (20%) max: 10267 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
11917 Points (31%)
10616 Points (28%)
min: 10841 avg: 11156 median: 11156 (29%) max: 11471 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1101 avg: 1272 median: 1274.5 (1%) max: 1693 ms
min: 1138 avg: 1349 median: 1411 (2%) max: 1443 ms
min: 1376 avg: 1488 median: 1429 (2%) max: 1659 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
128.8 ms (1%)
min: 110.2 avg: 122 median: 117 (1%) max: 143.7 ms
138.1 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 19083 avg: 26794 median: 27809 (25%) max: 32938 Points
min: 21539 avg: 25871 median: 26534.5 (24%) max: 29587 Points
min: 23903 avg: 24308 median: 24308 (22%) max: 24713 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 145 avg: 154 median: 148 (31%) max: 172 Points
160 Points (33%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 24 avg: 33.7 median: 34.7 (6%) max: 42.5 Watt
32.6 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 34.5 avg: 37 median: 38 (7%) max: 38.5 Watt
39.4 Watt (7%)
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
15.5 Points per Watt (12%)
Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3500U → 100% n=47 Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2500U → 93% n=47 Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U → 92% n=47
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