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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

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).

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 3550H

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3550H

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 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 graphics adapter with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1,200 MHz. Compared to the similar Ryzen 5 3500U, the 3550H offers a 20 Watt higher TDP and therefore a better performance under long periods of load. 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.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

Performance

The average 3550H in our database proves to be a solid mid-range CPU, its multi-thread benchmark scores hovering close to those of the Intel Core i7-10710U and the Core i5-8257U. Which is a little slow for an H-class processor, as of late 2021, but still more than enough for the vast majority of apps and games, provided one is fine with having to wait a little longer than usual for that 4K video encoding job to get completed.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and sufficiently high CPU power limits, the Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng is among the fastest laptops powered by the 3550H that we know of. It can be more than 20% 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 35 W. Laptop makers are free to reduce that value significantly with 12 W being the minimum AMD-recommended value. Clock speeds and performance would take a hit as a result; either way, that's a little too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Last but not the least, the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is built with a 12 nm process for lower-than-average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500UAMD Athlon Silver 3050UAMD Ryzen 5 3550H
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenameZen+Dali (Zen)Picasso-U (Zen+)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)
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
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 3550H « 2.1 - 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 3580U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Clock2100 - 3700 MHz2300 - 3200 MHz2100 - 3700 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB192 KB384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 82 / 24 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt35 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology12 nm14 nm12 nm
SocketAM4FP5FP5
FeaturesXFR, 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, 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, SHA
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
max. Temp.95 °C105 °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 3550H
26.7 pt (37%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 3646     avg: 3930     median: 3929.5 (4%)     max: 4213 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 850     avg: 886     median: 886 (38%)     max: 922 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 354     avg: 361.5     median: 361.5 (40%)     max: 369 Points
min: 331     avg: 354.3     median: 359 (40%)     max: 370 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1328     avg: 1339     median: 1338.5 (3%)     max: 1349 Points
min: 1421     avg: 1596     median: 1621 (4%)     max: 1728 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 611     avg: 624     median: 624 (4%)     max: 637 Points
min: 635     avg: 717     median: 742 (5%)     max: 769 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 140     avg: 142     median: 142 (43%)     max: 144 Points
min: 77     avg: 137.9     median: 144 (43%)     max: 146 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
8.6 Points (11%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4575     avg: 5413     median: 4592 (28%)     max: 7893 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 19002     avg: 19535     median: 19520.5 (14%)     max: 20097 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
209.2 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.7 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2929 Points (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15910     avg: 16221     median: 16220.5 (9%)     max: 16531 MIPS
min: 16683     avg: 17967     median: 17978 (10%)     max: 19409 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3432     avg: 3474     median: 3474 (42%)     max: 3516 MIPS
min: 3472     avg: 3554     median: 3547.5 (42%)     max: 3652 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
44.3 fps (15%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
146.8 fps (34%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.36     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (6%)     max: 3.6 fps
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.43 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.7 GB/s (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.7 GB/s (12%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1297 Seconds (17%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 786     avg: 796     median: 795.5 (6%)     max: 805 Seconds
min: 612     avg: 675     median: 659 (5%)     max: 759 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.8 sec (17%)
min: 0.732     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.752 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7123     avg: 7227     median: 7174 (15%)     max: 7385 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
11.9 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
695 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
24607 Points (22%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5150     avg: 5781     median: 5781 (16%)     max: 6412 Points
min: 6321     avg: 6969     median: 6803 (18%)     max: 7724 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
43514 Points (35%)
min: 52657     avg: 54549     median: 54658 (44%)     max: 56221 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 53643     avg: 54868     median: 55096 (45%)     max: 56566 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 60469     avg: 61391     median: 61297 (52%)     max: 62057 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5629     avg: 5860     median: 5859.5 (15%)     max: 6090 Points
min: 2848     avg: 6157     median: 6734.5 (17%)     max: 8124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 8547     avg: 8809     median: 8808.5 (16%)     max: 9070 Points
min: 10096     avg: 10671     median: 10554 (19%)     max: 11617 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2595     avg: 2638     median: 2638 (11%)     max: 2681 Points
min: 2996     avg: 3268     median: 3363 (14%)     max: 3534 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
863 Points (36%)
743 Points (31%)
min: 880     avg: 896     median: 899 (38%)     max: 907 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2824 Points (5%)
1429 Points (3%)
min: 3162     avg: 3316     median: 3281 (6%)     max: 3486 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 806     avg: 886     median: 902 (4%)     max: 914 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3034     avg: 3238     median: 3250 (10%)     max: 3562 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3820 Points (38%)
min: 3623     avg: 3797     median: 3807 (38%)     max: 3938 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
10419 Points (12%)
min: 11183     avg: 12118     median: 11926 (13%)     max: 13441 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13474     avg: 14342     median: 14437 (26%)     max: 15114 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3348     avg: 3420     median: 3353 (65%)     max: 3558 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1097     avg: 1211     median: 1211 (1%)     max: 1325 ms
min: 1042     avg: 1145     median: 1173 (1%)     max: 1229 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
117.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 27185     avg: 27437     median: 27437 (25%)     max: 27689 Points
min: 28324     avg: 28827     median: 28811.5 (26%)     max: 29361 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
124.3 Points (36%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
142 Points (30%)
min: 151.3     avg: 161.1     median: 162 (34%)     max: 174 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
832 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.9     avg: 50.3     median: 50.3 (9%)     max: 60.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
35.2 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
11.2 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
18.3 Points per Watt (14%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Athlon Silver 3050U → 68% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3550H → 110% n=2

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