AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i3-3217U

Last updated: 2023-05-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 3500C		Intel Core i3-3217U
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or Intel Core i3-3217U - 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 Intel Core i3-3217U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3217U was released in Q2/2012.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 3000C (3)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000U (12)
3	Generation	3
Picasso (Zen+)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	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 Intel Core i3-3217U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3217U is at 1.80 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz	Frequency	1.80 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or Intel Core i3-3217U 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	Intel HD Graphics 4000
1.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
8	GPU Generation	7
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
8	Compute units	16
512	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.0

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	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

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 Intel Core i3-3217U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is 15 W, while the Intel Core i3-3217U has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	17 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
12 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is manufactured in 12 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-3217U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
12 nm	Technology	22 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP5	Socket	BGA 1023
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q2/2012
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C (100%)

Intel Core i3-3217U (43%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C (100%)

Intel Core i3-3217U (27%)

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 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	719 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	370 (51%)

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 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	3080 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	860 (28%)

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 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	928 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	318 (34%)

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 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	2072 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	664 (32%)

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 Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	1229 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz	282 (23%)

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 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	5377 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1207 (22%)

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 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	439 (100%)

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 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	64 (100%)

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 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	153 (100%)

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