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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

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 Ryzen 3 3300U

► remove from comparison AMD R3 3300U

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (no SMT / Hyperthreading so only 4 threads) clocked at 2.1 - 3.5 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 6 graphics card with 6 CUs (384 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops.

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 3 3300U should be similar to the Ryzen 5 2500U (2 - 3.6 GHz but with SMT).

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.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500UAMD Ryzen 3 3300UAMD Athlon Silver 3050U
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenameZen+Zen+Dali (Zen)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Dali (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 Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U2.3 - 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 3300U « 2.1 - 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
Clock2100 - 3700 MHz2100 - 3500 MHz2300 - 3200 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB192 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 42 / 2
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology12 nm12 nm14 nm
SocketAM4AM4FP5
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, 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, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
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 - R3 3300U
24.6 pt (34%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 354     avg: 361.5     median: 361.5 (40%)     max: 369 Points
337 Points (37%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1328     avg: 1339     median: 1338.5 (3%)     max: 1349 Points
921 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 611     avg: 624     median: 624 (4%)     max: 637 Points
471 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 140     avg: 142     median: 142 (43%)     max: 144 Points
134 Points (40%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
4280 Points (26%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
12357 Points (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
404.6 s (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
11.9 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2398 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15910     avg: 16221     median: 16220.5 (9%)     max: 16531 MIPS
12118 MIPS (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3432     avg: 3474     median: 3474 (42%)     max: 3516 MIPS
3340 MIPS (40%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
26.2 fps (9%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
132.1 fps (30%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.36     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (6%)     max: 3.6 fps
2.8 fps (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.7 GB/s (7%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 786     avg: 796     median: 795.5 (6%)     max: 805 Seconds
1212 Seconds (9%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.8 sec (17%)
0.8 sec (17%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
4332 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12.8 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
28.4 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
709 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 5150     avg: 5781     median: 5781 (16%)     max: 6412 Points
4587 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
43514 Points (35%)
51741 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
47170 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
55407 Points (47%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5629     avg: 5860     median: 5859.5 (15%)     max: 6090 Points
3953 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 8547     avg: 8809     median: 8808.5 (16%)     max: 9070 Points
5629 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2595     avg: 2638     median: 2638 (11%)     max: 2681 Points
2006 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
863 Points (36%)
824 Points (35%)
743 Points (31%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2824 Points (5%)
2578 Points (5%)
1429 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
843 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
2722 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3820 Points (38%)
3861 Points (39%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
10419 Points (12%)
10787 Points (12%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3672 Points (50%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10223 Points (25%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
10170 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3469 Points (68%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
11467 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3780 Points (57%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
8470 Points (68%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6808 Points (62%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
12111 Points (24%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
8746 Points (18%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
9508 Points (25%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1097     avg: 1211     median: 1211 (1%)     max: 1325 ms
min: 1192     avg: 1237     median: 1236.5 (1%)     max: 1281 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
136.9 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 27185     avg: 27437     median: 27437 (25%)     max: 27689 Points
27764 Points (25%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
142 Points (30%)
min: 141     avg: 153.5     median: 153.5 (32%)     max: 166 Points

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

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 3 3300U → 93% n=2

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

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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