AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs AMD A8-5500B

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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-5500B
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD A8-5500B

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or AMD A8-5500B - 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 A8-5500B has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500B was released in Q4/2012.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family AMD A (112)
AMD Ryzen 3000C (3) CPU group AMD A8-5000 (3)
3 Generation 2
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 5 5625C Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 A8-5500B has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500B is at 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or AMD A8-5500B 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
1.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 4
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 4
512 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11

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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The 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 A8-5500B supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is 15 W, while the AMD A8-5500B has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is manufactured in 12 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-5500B is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
12 nm Technology 32 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 FM2
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C (100%)
AMD A8-5500B (57%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C (100%)
AMD A8-5500B (52%)

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 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
719 (100%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411 (57%)

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 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3080 (100%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1141 (37%)

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 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
1229 (100%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (32%)

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 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
5377 (100%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615 (67%)

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 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
928 (100%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2072 (100%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD A8-5500B
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