AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3500U
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a laptop processor released on January 6, 2019, built on the Zen+ architecture using a 12 nm process. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, a base clock of 2.10 GHz, a maximum boost of 3.70 GHz, 4 MB of L3 cache, a 15 W TDP and the FP5 socket.
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Overview
SummaryThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a mobile processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, built on the Zen+ architecture (12 nm process). It launched in Jan 2019. Clocks run from 2.1 GHz base to 3.7 GHz boost. A 4-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.6 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the FP5 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 15 W.
Performance
12 metricsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U scores 1,900 in single-core performance and 6,770 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,587 for overall performance, 7,061 for productivity performance, 7,144 for creator performance, 6,516 for engineering performance and 7,393 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,693 per core, 846 per thread and 451 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 926. Its performance index is 44, so its overall performance is 56% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.
How these scores are computed
Single-core and multi-core performance are PassMark CPU Mark single-thread and multi-thread ratings. Every other figure on this page's performance section is computed by Feex from those two ratings plus core count, thread count and TDP, so it is a derived value and not a separate benchmark run.
- Overall performance is the geometric mean of the two ratings: the square root of single-core times multi-core.
- Productivity performance is 0.65 times multi-core plus 1.4 times single-core.
- Creator performance is 0.55 times multi-core plus 1.8 times single-core.
- Engineering performance is multi-core times the smaller of 1.4 and (0.9 plus cores divided by 64).
- Gaming performance is 3 times single-core plus 0.25 times multi-core.
- Performance per core, per thread and per watt divide the multi-core rating by physical cores, logical threads and TDP in watts.
- The efficiency index is the square root of single-core times multi-core, divided by the square root of TDP.
- The performance index is overall performance divided by the overall performance of the Intel Core i5-12400 (8,069), times 100.
Workload Benchmarks
8 workloadsScores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.
In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U scores 24,353 in integer math, 12,309 in floating-point math, 92,963 in compression, 5,885 in cryptography, 365 in physics simulation, 3,511 in vector SIMD, 15 in the prime sieve and 10,832 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 59% below in integer math, 73% below in floating-point math, 59% below in compression, 49% below in cryptography, 67% below in physics simulation, 77% below in vector SIMD, 78% below in the prime sieve and 52% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.
Core Configuration
7 specsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has 4 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 3.70 GHz.
Architecture & Generation
9 specsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a mobile processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 5 family, uses the Zen+ architecture, carries the codename Picasso and is manufactured on a 12 nm process. It launched in Jan 2019.
Cache
6 specsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has 384 KB of L1 cache, 2 MB of L2 cache and 4 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 6.4 MB of cache, or 1.59 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.
Cache Hierarchy
3 levelsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 2 MB and L3 at 4 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 63% of the cache listed here.
Memory Support
7 specsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U supports DDR4 memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,400 MT/s and delivers up to 38.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.
Graphics
3 specsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U includes integrated graphics (Radeon Vega 8 Graphics) and clocks the graphics up to 1.20 GHz.
Platform & Compatibility
3 specsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U uses the FP5 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.
Power & Thermals
1 specThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a rated TDP of 15 W.
Platform Capabilities
1 supported, 0 not supportedInstruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.
Instruction Sets
0 supportedSecurity and Reliability
0 supportedVirtualization
0 supportedOS Compatibility
1 supportedFeex has no record for AES-NI, AVX-512, AVX2, AVX, AVX-VNNI and CET, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex has no record for AMD SEV, AMD SME, Control-flow Enforcement (CET), Execute Disable (NX), Memory Encryption and SMAP, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex has no record for AMD SVM, AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), NPT / RVI, IOMMU and Second-Level Address Translation, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex records the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U as Windows 11 eligible.
Physical & Manufacturing
3 specsThe AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a die area of 210 mm², is built from 1 die and is manufactured by GlobalFoundries.
Naming & Aliases
3 specsReal-world compute in the Feex fleet
1 machineAcross 1 Feex machine with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, the busiest minute reached 6.94 FCU/s; 95 percent of recorded minutes stayed under 1.47 FCU/s (8.7% of its 16.8 FCU/s capacity), over 256 machine-minutes from September 30, 2026 to November 6, 2026. Over the longer hour-resolution record (September 3, 2026 to November 5, 2026), the busiest minute reached 13.2 FCU/s.
Minute resolution
256 valid machine-minutes from 1 Feex machine (0 fully idle, 0 rejected as over 102 percent), September 30, 2026 to November 6, 2026.
Hour resolution
111 valid machine-hours from 1 Feex machine, September 3, 2026 to November 5, 2026. Hourly peak is the busiest minute of each hour; 0 hours were excluded from peak statistics as over 102 percent, and 15 hours with fewer than 30 reported minutes were left out.
Average compute by hour of day
Withheld: an hour-of-day curve is shown once at least 3 Feex machines with this processor contribute, so no individual's daily schedule can be read from it.
Top programs by measured compute
Withheld: program names are shown once at least 3 Feex machines with this processor ran them, so no individual's app usage can be read from this page.
Tier 3 estimate: FCU/s = whole-machine CPU utilization x logical threads x base clock x reference IPC 1.0 (1 FCU = one billion instructions). Boost clocks and real IPC are not measured, so this describes how hard these machines were driven, not a benchmark. Data through November 6, 2026. Because fewer than 3 machines contribute, these figures cover whole days (UTC) and are updated once per day.
Data Coverage
64% recordedFeex has recorded 64% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.
Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.
Common questions
11 answeredHow many cores and threads does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U have?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has 4 cores and 8 threads.
What architecture does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U use?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is built on the Zen+ architecture on a 12 nm process.
Does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U have integrated graphics?
Yes. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U includes integrated graphics: Radeon Vega 8 Graphics.
What socket does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U use?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U uses the FP5 socket.
What memory does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U support?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U supports DDR4 across 2 channels.
How fast does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U run?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U can boost up to 3.7 GHz, with a 2.1 GHz base clock.
What is the TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a TDP of 15 W.
How does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U perform?
In the Feex normalized performance dataset, the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U scores 6,770 multi-core and 1,900 single-core.
What is the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U best for?
Based on its specifications, the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is well suited for Thin & light laptops and efficient desktops, Mini PCs and graphics-included builds.
How much cache does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U have?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has 384 KB of L1 cache, 2048 KB of L2 cache and 4 MB of L3 cache.
How does the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U compare with the Intel Core i5-12400?
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a computed performance index of 44, which is 56% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). The index is derived from the single-core and multi-core ratings.