Ryzen 5 3500U vs i3-3120ME

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-3120ME and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1318
Place by popularity	not in top-100	44
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date	1 August 2012 (12 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-3120ME 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Die size	118 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3120ME 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Intel BGA1023	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3120ME and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3120ME and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3120ME and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 4000

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3120ME and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 August 2012	6 January 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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