So sánh amd r5 3500u vs i5 8250u

Comparing Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingPlace by popularityMarket segmentLaptopLaptopSeriesIntel Core i5AMD Ryzen 5Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Picasso-U (Zen+)Release date21 August 2017 (6 years old)6 January 2019 (4 years old)Launch price (MSRP)$297no dataCurrent price$668 (2.2x MSRP)$672

Technical specs

Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)Threads88Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHzBoost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHzL1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)Chip lithography14 nm12 nmDie size123 mm2209.78 mm2Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °CMaximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno dataNumber of transistorsno data4940 Million64 bit support++Windows 11 compatibility++Unlocked multiplier-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FP5Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEAES-NI++FMAno data+AVX++Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no dataEnhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no dataSpeed Shift+no dataMy WiFi+no dataTurbo Boost Technology2.0no dataHyper-Threading Technology+no dataTSX-no dataIdle States+no dataThermal Monitoring+no dataFlex Memory Access+no dataSIPP-no dataSmart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no dataEDB+no dataSecure Key+no dataIdentity Protection+no dataSGXYes with Intel® MEno dataOS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++VT-d+no dataVT-x+no dataEPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR4Maximum memory size32 GB64 GBMax memory channels22Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s38.397 GB/sECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card CompareIntel HD Graphics 620AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Max video memory32 GBno dataQuick Sync Video+no dataClear Video+no dataClear Video HD+no dataGraphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no dataeDP+no dataDisplayPort+no dataHDMI+no dataDVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no dataMax resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno dataMax resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno dataMax resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no dataOpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8250U and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version3.03.0PCI Express lanes1212

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3500U

4.56

+13.4%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 13% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Ryzen 5 3500U 6974

+13.3%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 13% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 11% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 24% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 21% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 7% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 60% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 28% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 16% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 1% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 26% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 63% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 2% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 23% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 6% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Ryzen 5 3500U 13040

+2.3%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-8250U by 2% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 14% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 10% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.02 4.56 Integrated graphics card 2.41 4.47 Recency 21 August 2017 6 January 2019 Boost clock speed 3400 3700 Base clock speed 1600 2100 Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8250U in performance tests.


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