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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-05

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FP5 socket and was released in Q3/2020. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C scores 719 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,080 points.

At a glance
Name:	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Family:	AMD Ryzen 5 (93)
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 3000C (3)
Architecture:	Picasso (Zen+)
Technology:	12 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	AMD Ryzen 5 5625C

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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	2.50 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C uses the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge), which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency:	1.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	8
Shader:	512
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2018

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	8
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	25 W
TDP down:	12 W
Tjunction max.:	105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is made in 12 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	12 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	FP5
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q3/2020
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	932
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	932
	Intel Core i7-4510U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	930
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	928
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	924
	Intel Core i5-7Y57 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	921
	Intel Core i3-6100H 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	920

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i5-6267U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2108
	Intel Core i7-3610QM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2087
	Intel Core i7-3632QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2083
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	2072
	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2067
	AMD Ryzen 3 5125C 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2064
	Intel Core i5-5287U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2062

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 i7-3615QE 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	724
	Intel Core i7-4760HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	724
	Intel Core i7-4712MQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	721
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	719
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	718
	Intel Core i7-3610QE 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	717
	Intel Core i5-3340M 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	716

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 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3155
	Intel Core i7-3840QM 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	3089
	AMD Ryzen 7 2800H 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3088
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	3080
	Intel Core i7-8650U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	3079
	Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3079
	Intel Core i7-3740QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	3079

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 3 processor 100U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz	1240
	Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz	1240
	Intel Core i3-1315U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz	1240
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	1229
	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz	1229
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz	1229
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz	1229

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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	5495
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	5418
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	5417
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	5377
	Intel Core i7-4700MQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	5350
	Intel Core i7-8665UE 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	5324
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	5321

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,874 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,808 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,508 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,475 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,154 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,450 entries

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