Ryzen 5 3500U vs Pentium N3700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.80
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.49
+461%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by a whopping 461% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25001252
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data
Current price$358 (2.2x MSRP)$672

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 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)
SocketFCBGA1170FP5
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-2400 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, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 SeriesAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes412
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

Pentium N3700 0.80
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.49
+461%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 461% based on our aggregated 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: 68%

Pentium N3700 1243
Ryzen 5 3500U 6950
+459%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 459% 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: 42%

Pentium N3700 179
Ryzen 5 3500U 860
+380%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 380% 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: 42%

Pentium N3700 516
Ryzen 5 3500U 2454
+376%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 376% 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%

Pentium N3700 1200
Ryzen 5 3500U 4558
+280%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 280% 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%

Pentium N3700 3148
Ryzen 5 3500U 17231
+447%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 447% 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%

Pentium N3700 2175
Ryzen 5 3500U 5951
+174%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 174% 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%

Pentium N3700 23.09
Ryzen 5 3500U 12.88
+79.3%

Pentium N3700 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 79% 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%

Pentium N3700 2
Ryzen 5 3500U 8
+346%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 346% 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%

Pentium N3700 141
Ryzen 5 3500U 650
+361%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 361% 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: 15%

Pentium N3700 37
Ryzen 5 3500U 143
+286%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 286% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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%

Pentium N3700 0.45
Ryzen 5 3500U 1.65
+267%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 267% 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%

Pentium N3700 0.9
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.4
+368%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 368% 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%

Pentium N3700 1030
Ryzen 5 3500U 2455
+138%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 138% in WinRAR 4.0.

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%

Pentium N3700 10
Ryzen 5 3500U 39
+290%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 290% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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%

Pentium N3700 50
Ryzen 5 3500U 135
+171%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 171% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3700 3211
Ryzen 5 3500U 13040
+306%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 306% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3700 956
Ryzen 5 3500U 3443
+260%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium N3700 by 260% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 4.49
Recency 1 April 2015 6 January 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.


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