Intel Core i5-3317U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3317U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Intel Core i5-3317U AMD Ryzen 5 3500

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-3317U and the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-3317U 2 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2019.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (78)
Intel Core i 3000U (12) CPU group AMD Ryzen 3000 (15)
3 Generation 3
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Matisse (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3317U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (2.60 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.10 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-3317U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-3317U, while the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-3317U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-3317U has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-3317U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3317U has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is at 32.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Core i5-3317U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 3500
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1023 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q4/2019
225 $ Release price 125 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
532 (47%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1137 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1157 (24%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
4816 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
431 (27%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1626 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
917 (17%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5500 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1995 (16%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
12854 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
585 (21%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
2831 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
481 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1089 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
464 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
2652 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.05 GHz
269 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
483 (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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
188 (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.
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1129 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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