i3-2340UE vs Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE outperforms Core i3-2340UE by a whopping 2109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 712 | 3078 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 37.19 | 3.47 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 16 April 2024 (1 year ago) | 1 June 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and Core i3-2340UE 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 13 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 624 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and Core i3-2340UE 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and Core i3-2340UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and Core i3-2340UE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and Core i3-2340UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and Core i3-2340UE.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.15 | 0.55 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.25 | 0.60 |
| Recency | 16 April 2024 | 1 June 2011 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE has a 2109.1% higher aggregate performance score, 1108.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
i3-2340UE, on the other hand, has 105.9% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-2340UE in performance tests.
Other comparisons
We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.
