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Ryzen 5 3500U vs Celeron N4120


Description
The 3500U is based on Zen+ architecture while the N4120 is based on Goldmont Plus.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3500U gets a score of 149.2 k points while the N4120 gets 46.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500U is 3.2 times faster than the N4120. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
810f81
706a8
Core
Picasso
Gemini Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
1.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.6 GHz
Socket
BGA-FP5
BGA 1090
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
15 W
6 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x64+6x32 kB
4x32+4x24 kB
Cache L2
4x512 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
0 kB
Date
January 2019
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
36.64k points
18.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.97k points
46.17k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
3500U
N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
11.98k
5.94k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
15.85k
7.51k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.53k
2.78k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.29k
2.67k (x0.81)
TOTAL
35.65k
18.9k (x0.53)

Multithread

3500U

N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
48.28k
15.02k (x0.31)
Test#2 (FP)
74.19k
19.77k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.29k
7.71k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.47k
3.67k (x1.06)
TOTAL
149.23k
46.17k (x0.31)

Performance/W
3500U
N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
3219 points/W
2503 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4946 points/W
3294 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1553 points/W
1286 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
231 points/W
611 points/W
TOTAL
9949 points/W
7694 points/W

Performance/GHz
3500U
N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
3238 points/GHz
2286 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4283 points/GHz
2887 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1224 points/GHz
1069 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
890 points/GHz
1029 points/GHz
TOTAL
9634 points/GHz
7271 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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