Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs i5-2410M

Place in the ranking	2315	1327
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	3.30	27.89
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2410M 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	21
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	149 mm²	209.78 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	624 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2410M 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1023,PPGA988	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2410M and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2410M and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2410M 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 i5-2410M and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2410M and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2410M and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

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.

i5-2410M 1.22

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4.42
+262%

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.

i5-2410M 1943

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 7019
+261%

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.

i5-2410M 432

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 916
+112%

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.

i5-2410M 853

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 2639
+209%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.22	4.42
Integrated graphics card	0.66	4.50
Recency	1 February 2011	8 April 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U has a 262.3% higher aggregate performance score, 581.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2410M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2410M and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.