Ryzen 5 3500U vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
+3.2%
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13211359
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency28.3927.51
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplier2221
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size209.78 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 3500U. 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 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1300 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 3500U.

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 7 PRO 2700U 4.50
+3.2%
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.36

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 7 PRO 2700U 7150
+3.2%
Ryzen 5 3500U 6931

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 7 PRO 2700U 835
Ryzen 5 3500U 862
+3.2%

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 7 PRO 2700U 2470
Ryzen 5 3500U 2482
+0.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 3183
+0.8%
Ryzen 5 3500U 3157

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 4.36
Integrated graphics card 4.24 4.51
Recency 8 January 2018 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U has a 3.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 5 3500U, on the other hand, has 6.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Ryzen 5 3500U.


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