AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3501U

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U is a laptop processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, built on the Zen+ architecture. It launched in 2026. 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). The chip drops into the FP5 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0. Rated TDP is 15 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization).

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U scores 1,881 in single-core performance and 6,690 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,547 for overall performance, 6,982 for productivity performance, 7,065 for creator performance, 6,439 for engineering performance and 7,316 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,673 per core, 836 per thread and 446 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 916. 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.

Scores 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 3501U scores 24,153 in integer math, 11,901 in floating-point math, 87,812 in compression, 5,561 in cryptography, 407 in physics simulation, 3,312 in vector SIMD, 18 in the prime sieve and 10,091 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 59% below in integer math, 74% below in floating-point math, 61% below in compression, 52% below in cryptography, 63% below in physics simulation, 79% below in vector SIMD, 73% below in the prime sieve and 55% 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.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U has 4 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 3.70 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U is a laptop 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 2026.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U 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.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U 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.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U uses 2 memory channels.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U includes integrated graphics.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U uses the FP5 socket and supports PCI Express 3.0.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U has a rated TDP of 15 W.

Instruction 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.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3501U has a die area of 210 mm² and is built from 1 die.

Feex has recorded 49% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3501U. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FP5 socket as the AMD Ryzen 5 3501U and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 7 3700C, AMD Ryzen 7 2700U, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD Ryzen 5 3450U.