Ultra 7 268V vs Ryzen 5 3500U
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 7 268V outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1348 | 460 |
| Place by popularity | 36 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 27.57 | 84.00 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V 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 |
| Socket | FP5 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V 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 Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz) | Arc 140V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 4 |
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.37 | 15.09 |
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3500U has 13.3% lower power consumption.
Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has a 245.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Core Ultra 7 268V is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500U and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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