Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.43
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+84.9%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1333929
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency27.9531.00
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date8 April 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 5500U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier2121
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 5500U 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
SocketFP5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
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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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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 PRO 3500U 4.43
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+84.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 7041
Ryzen 5 5500U 13010
+84.8%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 916
Ryzen 5 5500U 1287
+40.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 2629
Ryzen 5 5500U 4528
+72.2%

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 PRO 3500U 624
Ryzen 5 5500U 1247
+99.8%

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 PRO 3500U 142
Ryzen 5 5500U 177
+24.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 2824
Ryzen 5 5500U 5439
+92.6%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 796
+91%
Ryzen 5 5500U 417

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 863
Ryzen 5 5500U 1108
+28.4%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 3474
Ryzen 5 5500U 4324
+24.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 16221
Ryzen 5 5500U 33768
+108%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 142
Ryzen 5 5500U 206
+45.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 8.19
Integrated graphics card 4.51 7.47
Recency 8 April 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has a 84.9% higher aggregate performance score, 65.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U in performance tests.


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