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Core i5-7300U vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The i5-7300U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300U gets a score of 109.1 k points while the 3500U gets 141 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500U is 1.3 times faster than the i5-7300U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
810f81
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2017
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
48.25k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
109.1k points
140.97k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-7300U
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.11k
3.24k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
12.24k
13.16k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.1k
4.41k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
3.32k (x0.67)
TOTAL
24.41k
24.12k (x0.99)

Multithread

i5-7300U

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.98k
12.95k (x1.86)
Test#2 (FP)
32.05k
57.84k (x1.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
21.05k (x1.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
3.51k (x0.64)
TOTAL
55.36k
95.36k (x1.72)

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
i5-7300U
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.96k
11.98k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
15.11k
15.85k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
4.53k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.54k
3.29k (x0.73)
TOTAL
33.47k
35.65k (x1.07)

Multithread

i5-7300U

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
48.28k (x1.91)
Test#2 (FP)
40.6k
74.19k (x1.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.24k
23.29k (x2.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.83k
3.47k (x0.59)
TOTAL
82.94k
149.23k (x1.8)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-7300U
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
11.1k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
17.37k
18.97k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
3.9k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.11k
3.39k (x0.66)
TOTAL
36.31k
37.37k (x1.03)

Multithread

i5-7300U

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
45.74k (x1.8)
Test#2 (FP)
43.43k
75.47k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.62k
21.89k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
3.49k (x0.65)
TOTAL
84.82k
146.6k (x1.73)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-7300U
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.18k
10.88k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
18.57k
18.09k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.24k
4.29k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
3.36k (x0.64)
TOTAL
48.25k
36.64k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-7300U

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
47.75k
42.44k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
44.82k
73.82k (x1.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
20.76k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.7k
3.96k (x0.69)
TOTAL
109.1k
140.97k (x1.29)

Performance/W
i5-7300U
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3184 points/W
2829 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2988 points/W
4921 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
721 points/W
1384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
380 points/W
264 points/W
TOTAL
7273 points/W
9398 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7300U
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5766 points/GHz
2942 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5306 points/GHz
4890 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1213 points/GHz
1161 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1501 points/GHz
909 points/GHz
TOTAL
13785 points/GHz
9901 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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