AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

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AMD Ryzen 5 3500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500C - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 was released in Q4/2019.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C was released in Q3/2020.
AMD Ryzen 5 (78) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (78)
AMD Ryzen 3000 (15) CPU group AMD Ryzen 3000C (3)
3 Generation 3
Matisse (Zen 2) Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 5 5625C

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.10 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
32.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is 15 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 12 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has a 32.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
7 nm Technology 12 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket FP5
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2019 Release date Q3/2020
125 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1137 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
719 (63%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
4816 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3080 (64%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1626 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
928 (57%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5500 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2072 (38%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
12854 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
5377 (42%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
464 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
2652 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
1229 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
483 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
2831 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
188 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1129 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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