Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs AMD Ryzen Z1

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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Z1
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) AMD Ryzen Z1

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the AMD Ryzen Z1 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 Ryzen Z1 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family AMD Ryzen Z1 (2)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
3 Generation 6
Cortex-A15 Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
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 Ryzen Z1 clocks with 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.90 GHz
-- 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 Ryzen Z1
-- 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 740M
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.50 GHz
5 GPU Generation 10
40 nm Technology 4 nm
2 Max. displays 4
2 Compute units 4
24 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 740M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
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 Ryzen Z1 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
1 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.50 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen Z1 is 15 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 Ryzen Z1
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
4 W TDP down 15 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen Z1 is at 22.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
40 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
-- Socket FP8
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
02/2016 Release date Q3/2023
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 (2%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1821 (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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
7706 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) AMD Ryzen Z1
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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