AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs AMD A4-9120C
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| AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | AMD A4-9120C | |
CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 5 3500C or AMD A4-9120C - 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 3500C has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C was released in Q3/2020. The AMD A4-9120C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120C was released in Q1/2019. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 (85) | Family | AMD A (112) |
| AMD Ryzen 3000C (3) | CPU group | AMD A4-9000 (2) |
| 3 | Generation | 6 |
| Picasso (Zen+) | Architecture | Stoney Ridge (Excavator) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5625C | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD A4-9120C has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-9120C is at 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | Characteristic | AMD A4-9120C |
| 4 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.10 GHz | Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
| 3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 2.40 GHz |
| 2.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.00 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or AMD A4-9120C has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
| 1.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 8 | GPU Generation | 7 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 8 | Compute units | 3 |
| 512 | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500C can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD A4-9120C supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 15.0 GB/s. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | Characteristic | AMD A4-9120C |
| DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR4-1866 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 42.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 15.0 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 8 |
| 19.7 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is 15 W, while the AMD A4-9120C has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | Characteristic | AMD A4-9120C |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 25 W | TDP up | -- |
| 12 W | TDP down | -- |
| 105 °C | Tjunction max. | 90 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is manufactured in 12 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-9120C is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | Characteristic | AMD A4-9120C |
| 12 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
| 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, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| FP5 | Socket | FP4 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q1/2019 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz |
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AMD A4-9120C
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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