AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-8265U

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-8265U tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like PassMark, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Gears 5, MATLAB, WPrime, AIDA64, 7zip, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, SuperPi, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, PCMark 10, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8265U 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%

Core i5-8265U

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3500C is 1% better than Core i5-8265U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500C

51%

Core i5-8265U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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. Therefore, if you think 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: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	91.4
Valorant	103.5	103.8
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	58.1
Apex Legends	97.3	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	77.9
Overwatch	83.9	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.8	51.9
Warzone	80.8	81.0
Assassin's Creed	87.0	87.2
Valheim	85.9	86.2

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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%

Core i5-8265U

201%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-8265U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3500C as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out 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. Because 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 3500C	Intel Core i5-8265U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	614	549
Cinbench 20 Single-core	356	401
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1468	1135
Cinbench 23 Single-core	867	606
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3509	1674

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-8265U
Single-Core	1994	2175
Multi-Core	7127	6181

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-8265U
Single-Core	881	907
Multi-Core	3057	3312

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-8265U
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	April 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1528
Core name	Picasso	Whiskey Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	8
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM350CC4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3500C is 23% better than Core i5-8265U 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8265U is better: 22
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i5-8265U before making a decision 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.

• Intel Core i5-8265U specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Processor Comparisons
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i5-8365U
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250U
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Core i3-1000NG4
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i9-8950HK
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Pentium Silver N6000
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i3-10110U
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5125C

Intel Core i5-8265U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Core i5-7200U
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-6300U
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-7500U
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen Embedded R1305G
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-4470S
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400E
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400T
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-7442EQ
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i3-1000NG4
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i5-10210Y
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i5-8365UE
• Vs Core i3-9100T
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i5-8365U
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i5-4670R
• Vs Core i3-8100T
• Vs Core i3-8300T
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850