AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

Processor comparisons   12-02-2023
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, RealBench, 3DMark, MATLAB, Blender, VeraCrypt, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, WPrime, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, PCMark 10, AIDA64, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 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 7 4800H

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 4800H is 5% better than Ryzen 5 3500C. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500C

51%

Ryzen 7 4800H

54%

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	96.5
Valorant	103.5	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	61.4
Apex Legends	97.3	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	82.3
Overwatch	83.9	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	75.7
DOOM Eternal	51.8	54.9
Warzone	80.8	85.6
Assassin's Creed	87.0	92.2
Valheim	85.9	91.1

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 7 4800H

88%

To make a finishing choice 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 7 4800H since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program 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 work, and all the benefit 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 3500C	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	614	1712
Cinbench 20 Single-core	356	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1468	3847
Cinbench 23 Single-core	867	1235
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3509	10590

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	1994	2691
Multi-Core	7127	19138

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	881	1191
Multi-Core	3057	8373

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that 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 7 4800H
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FP6
Core name	Picasso	Renoir
Architecture	Zen+	Zen 2
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type		DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	4MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM350CC4T4MFG	100-000000098

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 4800H is 27% better than Ryzen 5 3500C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 4800H has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 3500C. 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: 4
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is better: 31
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H before making a choice which processor 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 7 4800H specs and review.