Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs AMD E-350D

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD E-350D
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) AMD E-350D

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the AMD E-350D and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 4 core processor released in 02/2016 with the AMD E-350D which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2010.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family AMD E (23)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group AMD E/E1/E2-1000 (5)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A15 Architecture Zacate (Bobcat)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD E-350D clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD E-350D
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD E-350D
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6310
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.49 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation 3
40 nm Technology 40 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 1
24 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- 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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6310
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0), while the AMD E-350D supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD E-350D
Memory DDR3-1600
1 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the AMD E-350D is 18 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD E-350D
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of AMD E-350D is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD E-350D
40 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket BGA 413
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Linux Operating systems
02/2016 Release date Q3/2010
35 $ 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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (25%)
AMD E-350D AMD E-350D
AMD Radeon HD 6310 @ 0.49 GHz
79 (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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-350D AMD E-350D
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
696 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) AMD E-350D
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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