Core i3-8020T vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i3-8020T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1245	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Picasso (2019−2020)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	8 April 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Current price	$670	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i3-8020T 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	128K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	126 mm2
Number of transistors	4500 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i3-8020T 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP5	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i3-8020T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i3-8020T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i3-8020T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i3-8020T.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.50	3.09
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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