Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs i5-2400

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2400
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.43
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.41
+81.5%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U outperforms Core i5-2400 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17561329
Place by popularity39not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.86no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i5 (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.4227.82
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size216 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 2000AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-2400 2.43
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4.41
+81.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-2400 3867
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 7010
+81.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-2400 551
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 916
+66.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-2400 1602
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 2638
+64.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 4.41
Integrated graphics card 0.55 4.50
Recency 9 January 2011 8 April 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U has a 81.5% higher aggregate performance score, 718.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2400 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-2400 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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