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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3580U vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

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 3580U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3580U

The AMD Ryzen 5 3580U, a Microsoft Surface Edition chip, is a mobile SoC that was announced in October 2019 as part of the Surface Book 15. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.2 - 3.8 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 9 graphics adapter with 9 CUs (576 Shaders) clocked at up to 1300 MHz. Compared to the similar Ryzen 5 3500U, the 3580 integrates a faster GPU with 9 instead of 8 CUs.

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.

Performance

The average 3580U in our extensive database is in the same league as the Core i5-1035G7 and also the Core i7-10510U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a fairly decent result, as of mid 2021.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop manufacturers - or should we say, Microsoft - are allowed to change to anything between 12 W and 35 W with clock speeds and performance changing correspondingly. Those values are not low enough to allow for fan-free designs, for better or worse.

The CPU is built with a fairly old, as of late 2022, 12 nm process for lower-than-average energy efficiency.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

► remove from comparison AMD Athlon 3150U

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is a mobile processor for thin and light entry level laptops. It is based on the Dali series (Raven Ridge Dual Core) and offers two Zen cores clocked at 2.6 to 3.3 GHz with SMT (four threads at once) and 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 3 and offers only 3 CUs (192 Shaders) clocked at up to 1000 MHz.

In Chromebooks, AMD calles the APU AMD Athlon Gold 3150C, but with the exact same specifications (and performance).

Performance

The average 3150U in our database is in the same league as the Core i3-10110U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. In other words, this is an entry-level chip, as of mid 2022. While not slow by any means, it is anything but fast, either.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

The Athlon has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 15 W that laptop makers are free to change to anything between 12 W and 25 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Most will go for a higher value to reach higher performance levels. Either way, an active cooling solution will be needed to dissipate the heat.

The AMD 3150U is built with a 14 nm manufacturing process resulting in low, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 3500UAMD Ryzen 5 3580UAMD Athlon Gold 3150U
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenamePicasso-U (Zen+)Picasso-U (Zen+)Dali (Zen)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Dali (Zen)
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 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 3500U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U « 2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U2.3 - 3.2 GHz2 / 2 cores4 MB L3
Clock2100 - 3700 MHz2100 - 3700 MHz2400 - 3300 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB192 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 82 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology12 nm12 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C95 °C
SocketFP5FP5FP5
FeaturesDDR4-2400 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, SMEDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-2400 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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 9 ( - 1300 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 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 3580U
26.2 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Athlon 3150U
22.8 pt (32%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 317     avg: 354.3     median: 364 (40%)     max: 372 Points
352 Points (39%)
303 Points (34%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1063     avg: 1436     median: 1477 (4%)     max: 1540 Points
1549 Points (4%)
795 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 482     avg: 642     median: 650 (4%)     max: 682 Points
693 Points (4%)
352 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 131     avg: 142.4     median: 143 (43%)     max: 147 Points
139 Points (42%)
117 Points (35%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7.6 Points (10%)
7.8 Points (10%)
4 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (41%)
1.7 Points (41%)
1.4 Points (34%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4542     avg: 4556     median: 4557.5 (28%)     max: 4565 Points
4525 Points (27%)
3639 Points (22%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 13249     avg: 16322     median: 17230.5 (12%)     max: 17578 Points
18307 Points (13%)
7566 Points (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
368.2 s (4%)
274.7 s (3%)
1280 s (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
12.9 s (3%)
7.2 s (1%)
40.1 s (8%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2455 Points (4%)
2924 Points (5%)
1631 Points (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15825     avg: 16929     median: 17024.5 (10%)     max: 17508 MIPS
15209 MIPS (9%)
8752 MIPS (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3502     avg: 3541     median: 3538 (42%)     max: 3580 MIPS
3572 MIPS (43%)
3065 MIPS (37%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
39.2 fps (14%)
40.1 fps (14%)
22.5 fps (8%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
134.8 fps (31%)
135.3 fps (31%)
106.6 fps (25%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.35     avg: 3.9     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.15 fps
4.1 fps (7%)
2 fps (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.4 GB/s (0%)
0.4 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.7 GB/s (12%)
0.6 GB/s (10%)
0.3 GB/s (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.4 GB/s (11%)
3.5 GB/s (9%)
2.2 GB/s (6%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 680     avg: 704     median: 694 (5%)     max: 796 Seconds
710 Seconds (5%)
1348 Seconds (9%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.734     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.804 sec
0.9 sec (19%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5044     avg: 5951     median: 5950.5 (13%)     max: 6857 Points
5545 Points (12%)
4189 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12 s (3%)
12 s (3%)
13.9 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.8 s (1%)
27.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
697 s (3%)
694 s (3%)
727 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
18229 Points (16%)
21501 Points (19%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5213     avg: 6267     median: 6402.5 (17%)     max: 6967 Points
6856 Points (19%)
4287 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 29562     avg: 32942     median: 30254 (25%)     max: 48997 Points
47473 Points (39%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 30656     avg: 34184     median: 31241.5 (25%)     max: 49067 Points
48287 Points (39%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 26201     avg: 36686     median: 32088 (27%)     max: 54995 Points
52082 Points (44%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5217     avg: 6435     median: 6613 (17%)     max: 7132 Points
6687 Points (17%)
3923 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7496     avg: 9199     median: 9380 (17%)     max: 10054 Points
9805 Points (17%)
5692 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2450     avg: 2660     median: 2696 (11%)     max: 2880 Points
2898 Points (12%)
1862 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 777     avg: 884     median: 898.5 (38%)     max: 905 Points
900 Points (38%)
751 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2543     avg: 3076     median: 3155.5 (6%)     max: 3234 Points
2990 Points (5%)
1847 Points (3%)
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
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10099     avg: 11388     median: 11783 (13%)     max: 12171 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3669 Points (50%)
3908 Points (53%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10597 Points (26%)
11829 Points (29%)
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
1243 ms (1%)
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
28517 Points (26%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 145     avg: 154     median: 148 (31%)     max: 172 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 24     avg: 33.7     median: 34.7 (6%)     max: 42.5 Watt
41.1 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 34.5     avg: 37     median: 38 (7%)     max: 38.5 Watt
40 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
17.3 Points per Watt (13%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3500U → 100% n=29

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3580U → 100% n=29

Average Benchmarks AMD Athlon Gold 3150U → 70% n=29

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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