Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs i7-5850EQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5850EQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
4.43
+0.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.41

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13241329
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency8.9227.82
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 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)
Threads88
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2721
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i7-5850EQ 4.43
+0.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4.41

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.

i7-5850EQ 7036
+0.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 7010

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 4.41
Recency 2 June 2015 8 April 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 15 Watt

i7-5850EQ has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-5850EQ and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U.


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