AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs AMD Ryzen 3 3200G

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs AMD Ryzen 3 3200G and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, programming, video editing, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review 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 synthetic type tests like 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, PassMark, Gears 5, SuperPi, Furmark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Prime95, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, WPrime, Blender, RealBench, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 3200G or AMD Ryzen 5 3500C.

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 3500C

52%

Ryzen 3 3200G

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500C

51%

Ryzen 3 3200G

52%

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: Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Control, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	91.6
Valorant	103.5	104.1
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	58.3
Apex Legends	97.3	97.8
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	78.1
Overwatch	83.9	84.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	71.8
DOOM Eternal	51.8	52.0
Warzone	80.8	81.2
Assassin's Creed	87.0	87.4
Valheim	85.9	86.4

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 3500C

195%

Ryzen 3 3200G

54%

To make a final resolution 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 3500C is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 3200G since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads 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 software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	154
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	614	605
Cinbench 20 Single-core	356	390
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1468	1481
Cinbench 23 Single-core	867	960
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3509	3934

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Single-Core	1994	2252
Multi-Core	7127	7259

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Single-Core	881	1067
Multi-Core	3057	3525

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM4
Core name	Picasso	Picasso
Architecture	Zen+	Zen+
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM350CC4T4MFG	YD3200C5M4MFH YD3200C5FHBOX YD3200C5FHMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 3200G is 41% better than Ryzen 5 3500C in terms of CPU frequency. 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 3500C is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3200G is better: 25
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and AMD Ryzen 3 3200G before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500C specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 3200G specs and review.