AMD Ryzen 5 3501U vs Intel Core i5 8500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2026
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Picasso
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 8
UHD Graphics 630
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen+ (Picasso))
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-8500
Package
Transistor Count
4.94 billions
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Manufacturing Process
12 nm
14 nm
Socket
AMD Socket FP5
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
100 °C
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Die Size
210 mm²
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Package
FP5
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
4
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
21.0
30x
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
9 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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6
Performance Core Threads
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6
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1100 MHz
Shader Units
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192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
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24
Power Consumption
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15 W
Max Resolution
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4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,081
1,372
Geekbench 6
2,981
5,468
Cinebench R23
—
1,051
Cinebench R23
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5,502
Geekbench 5
—
1,022
Geekbench 5
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4,846
Blender
—
98
Passmark CPU
—
2,460
Passmark CPU
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9,561
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.