i7-8500Y vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G outperforms i7-8500Y by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1087 | 1788 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i7 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021) |
| Release date | no data | 28 August 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $393 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4096 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1515 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 29.861 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 615 |
| Max video memory | no data | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3840 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 10 |
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.
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 | 6.02 | 2.33 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 5 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G has a 158.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
i7-8500Y, on the other hand, has 1200% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8500Y in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Core i7-8500Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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