AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U

Processor comparisons 18-02-2022

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as RealBench, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, WPrime, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Furmark, Blender, Prime95, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, MATLAB, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.7	94.2
Valorant	107.6	107.0
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	59.9
Apex Legends	101.2	100.6
Call of Duty Warzone	80.7	80.2
Overwatch	87.2	86.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	73.8
DOOM Eternal	53.8	53.5
Warzone	83.9	83.5
Assassin's Creed	90.4	89.9
Valheim	89.3	88.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3500

276%

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U

266%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	188	159
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1129	1272
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	282
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2652	527
Cinbench 23 Single-core	995	1171
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7015	6537

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
Single-Core	2504	2495
Multi-Core	12878	12875

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
Single-Core	1245	1199
Multi-Core	6579	6036

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
Announcement date	February 18, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FP6
Core name	Matisse	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	3	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	3MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG	100-000000103

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U is better: 9
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U specs and review.