Ryzen 5 3500U vs i5-3610ME

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3610ME
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.68
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
+160%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-3610ME by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20671359
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency4.5427.49
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size118 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 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)
SocketG2 (988B)FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4000AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

i5-3610ME 1.68
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.36
+160%

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.

i5-3610ME 2666
Ryzen 5 3500U 6930
+160%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.68 4.36
Recency 1 June 2012 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 159.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-3610ME in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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