Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Ryzen 5 3500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 981 | 584 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 11.70 | 45.55 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | no data | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 54 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 233 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon 880M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.99 | 13.40 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3500 has -62.5% more threads.
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 67.7% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.
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