AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs AMD A8-3500M

Last updated: 2023-05-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U		AMD A8-3500M
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U or AMD A8-3500M - 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 7 PRO 3700U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U was released in Q1/2019. The AMD A8-3500M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3500M was released in Q2/2011.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)	Family	AMD A (112)
AMD Ryzen 3000U (10)	CPU group	AMD A6-3000M (9)
2	Generation	1
Picasso (Zen+)	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.00 GHz). The AMD A8-3500M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.30 GHz	Frequency	1.50 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.40 GHz
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.40 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 7 PRO 3700U	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6620G
1.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.44 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
8	GPU Generation	3
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
10	Compute units	5
640	Shader	400
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	1 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 10 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6620G
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 7 PRO 3700U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3500M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR3-1333
32 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
12	PCIe lanes	--
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD A8-3500M is 35 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
35 W	TDP up	--
12 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3500M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
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	SSE3, SSE4a
FP5	Socket	FS1
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q1/2019	Release date	Q2/2011
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U (100%)

AMD A8-3500M (32%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U (100%)

AMD A8-3500M (28%)

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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	762 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	242 (32%)

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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	2684 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	751 (28%)

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 7 PRO 3700U AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.40 GHz	1792 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz	355 (20%)

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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7314 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2052 (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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1020 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3115 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	367 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1515 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	146 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	701 (100%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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