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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

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 7 PRO 3700U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 PRO 3700U

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is a mobile SoC for business laptops that was announced in April 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.3 - 4 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 10 graphics card with 10 CUs (640 Shaders) clocked at up to 1400 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops. Compared to the similar consumer variant Ryzen 7 3700U, 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 7 PRO 3700U should be slightly ahead the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3450U

The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is a mobile SoC that was announced in Q2 2020 as a refresh. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.5 GHz (-200 MHz versus 3500U) with a Radeon RX Vega 8 iGPU with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz.

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 3450U in our database is in the same league as the Core i3-1115G4 and also the Ryzen 3 4300U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a better-than-expected result for an aging lower mid-range chip that is the 3450U, as of mid 2022.

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 Ryzen 5 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are allowed to change to anything between 12 W and 35 W if required with clock speeds and performance changing correspondingly. These values are fairly high, making active cooling solutions something of a necessity.

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

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 3500UAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700UAMD Ryzen 5 3450U
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenamePicasso-U (Zen+)Zen+Picasso-U (Zen+)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (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 PRO 3700U « 2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U2.1 - 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
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 3450U « 2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Clock2100 - 3700 MHz2300 - 4000 MHz2100 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology12 nm12 nm12 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketFP5AM4FP5
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, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR4-2400 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 10 ( - 1400 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 3450U
25.1 pt (35%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 2658     avg: 2927     median: 2926.5 (3%)     max: 3195 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 858     avg: 875     median: 875 (37%)     max: 892 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 317     avg: 354.3     median: 364 (40%)     max: 372 Points
min: 292     avg: 321.5     median: 321.5 (36%)     max: 351 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1063     avg: 1436     median: 1477 (4%)     max: 1540 Points
min: 1089     avg: 1168     median: 1168 (3%)     max: 1247 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 482     avg: 642     median: 650 (4%)     max: 682 Points
658 Points (4%)
min: 530     avg: 567     median: 566.5 (4%)     max: 603 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 131     avg: 142.4     median: 143 (43%)     max: 147 Points
149 Points (45%)
min: 137     avg: 137.5     median: 137.5 (41%)     max: 138 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
16735 MIPS (10%)
min: 15163     avg: 15782     median: 15878 (9%)     max: 16305 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3502     avg: 3541     median: 3538 (42%)     max: 3580 MIPS
3680 MIPS (44%)
min: 3355     avg: 3375     median: 3359 (40%)     max: 3411 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
3.6 fps (6%)
min: 2.77     avg: 3.1     median: 3 (5%)     max: 3.43 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
785 Seconds (6%)
min: 834     avg: 919     median: 946 (7%)     max: 976 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.734     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.804 sec
min: 0.76     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (17%)     max: 0.806 sec
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
6539 Points (18%)
min: 4968     avg: 5979     median: 6400 (17%)     max: 6568 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 29562     avg: 32942     median: 30254 (25%)     max: 48997 Points
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
27926 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5217     avg: 6435     median: 6613 (17%)     max: 7132 Points
2098 Points (5%)
min: 5106     avg: 5779     median: 5984 (15%)     max: 6248 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7496     avg: 9199     median: 9380 (17%)     max: 10054 Points
9338 Points (17%)
min: 8985     avg: 9259     median: 9204 (16%)     max: 9587 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2450     avg: 2660     median: 2696 (11%)     max: 2880 Points
2706 Points (11%)
min: 1887     avg: 2208     median: 2170 (9%)     max: 2567 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 777     avg: 884     median: 898.5 (38%)     max: 905 Points
808 Points (34%)
min: 698     avg: 819     median: 839 (35%)     max: 866 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2543     avg: 3076     median: 3155.5 (6%)     max: 3234 Points
3018 Points (5%)
min: 2565     avg: 2918     median: 2972 (5%)     max: 3123 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 772     avg: 880     median: 896 (4%)     max: 913 Points
839 Points (4%)
853 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2599     avg: 3035     median: 3118.5 (10%)     max: 3244 Points
3091 Points (10%)
2630 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3400     avg: 3785     median: 3893 (39%)     max: 3924 Points
3928 Points (39%)
3486 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10099     avg: 11388     median: 11783 (13%)     max: 12171 Points
11249 Points (13%)
10200 Points (11%)
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
1278 ms (1%)
min: 1170     avg: 1185     median: 1185 (1%)     max: 1200 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
27979 Points (25%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 145     avg: 154     median: 148 (31%)     max: 172 Points
min: 145     avg: 145.5     median: 145.5 (30%)     max: 146 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 707     avg: 722     median: 722 (28%)     max: 737 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 24     avg: 33.7     median: 34.7 (6%)     max: 42.5 Watt
37.3 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 34.5     avg: 37     median: 38 (7%)     max: 38.5 Watt
36.2 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
14.6 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3500U → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U → 94% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3450U → 92% n=17

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