Pro A12-8800B vs Ryzen 5 3500

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.05
+397%
Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.62

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Pro A12-8800B by a whopping 397% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9402096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency11.714.38
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release dateno data3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3 MB2048 KB
L3 cache16 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm28 nm
Number of transistorsno data3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B 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)no data
SocketSocket AM4FP4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count-8
จำนวนพาธไลน์-512
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 3500 8.05
+397%
Pro A12-8800B 1.62

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 12789
+396%
Pro A12-8800B 2580

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 1514
+188%
Pro A12-8800B 526

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 5386
+372%
Pro A12-8800B 1141

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.05 1.62
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 12 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500 has a 396.9% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Pro A12-8800B, on the other hand, has 441.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A12-8800B in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop processor while Pro A12-8800B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500 and Pro A12-8800B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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