Processor comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs AMD A8-3870K
AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
AMD Socket FP5
2100 MHz
4 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
AMD
AMD A8-3870K
AMD Socket FM1
3000 MHz
4 cores
Dec 2011
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
- 85 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3870K
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | AMD A8-3870K |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| SMT | | |
| Precision Boost | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| CnQ | | |
| NX bit | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | AMD A8-3870K |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | AMD LLano |
| Market | Mobile | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2400 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Picasso | Llano |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | Dec 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | AMD A8-3870K |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 | Radeon HD 6550D |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | AMD A8-3870K |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | AMD A8-3870K |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | AMD Socket FM1 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | FP5 | uPGA |
| Die Size | 210mm² | 228mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | AMD A8-3870K |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2100 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.4125 V |
| TDP | 15 W | 100 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U4070 points
- AMD A8-3870K3000 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U11272 points
- AMD A8-3870K12000 points
Points - higher is better