A6-9220C vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
+561%
A6-9220C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.66

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms A6-9220C by a whopping 561% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13592756
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency27.5110.41
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and A6-9220C 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier2118
L1 cache128K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm28 nm
Die size209.78 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and A6-9220C 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
SocketFP5FT4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEVirtualization,
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 720 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and A6-9220C.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes128

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 3500U 4.36
+561%
A6-9220C 0.66

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 3500U 6931
+558%
A6-9220C 1053

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.36 0.66
Integrated graphics card 4.51 1.48
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 560.6% higher aggregate performance score, 204.7% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9220C, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220C in performance tests.


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