Processor N97 vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
+24.9%
Processor N97
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
3.49

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Processor N97 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13591543
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency27.5127.52
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Processor N97.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes129

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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4.36
+24.9%
Processor N97 3.49

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4558
Processor N97 5445
+19.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 3500U 17231
+12.4%
Processor N97 15323

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 3500U 5951
Processor N97 6461
+8.6%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 3500U 12.88
+30.6%
Processor N97 16.82

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 3500U 8
+27.6%
Processor N97 6

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 3500U 650
+35.7%
Processor N97 479

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 3500U 143
Processor N97 161
+12.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 3500U 1.65
Processor N97 1.94
+17.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4.4
+51.7%
Processor N97 2.9

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 3500U 2455
+5.8%
Processor N97 2321

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 3500U 39
+12.5%
Processor N97 35

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 3500U 135
Processor N97 175
+29.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 3500U 3157
+14.5%
Processor N97 2757

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 3500U 694
Processor N97 1020
+47%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 3500U 902
Processor N97 1060
+17.5%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 3500U 3538
Processor N97 4019
+13.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 3500U 17025
+29.2%
Processor N97 13174

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 3500U 148
Processor N97 191
+29.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 3500U 3324
+4.5%
Processor N97 3181

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 3500U 1101
Processor N97 1300
+18.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.36 3.49
Integrated graphics card 4.51 2.32
Recency 6 January 2019 3 January 2023
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 24.9% higher aggregate performance score, 94.4% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Processor N97, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N97 in performance tests.


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