AMD Ryzen 5 3500U — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Ryzen 5 3500U?
In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 6,807 points, per PassMark Software. Across all its cores it scores 3,451 points in Cinebench R23 multi, per GadgetVersus.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Ryzen 5 3500U is a processor released in 2019 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 4 cores / 8 threads, boost clock of 3.7 GHz, 15W TDP. Data on this page draws on 11 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), compiled from PassMark Software, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, Technical.city, GadgetVersus; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Ryzen 5 3500U, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (synthetic benchmark scores).
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 6,807 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-06-04 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 3,451 points | GadgetVersus retrieved 2026-06-04 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 3,324 points | Technical.city (Geekbench 6.4 aggregate) retrieved 2026-06-04 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 2,505 points | HardwareDB retrieved 2026-07-04 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 2,470 points | Geekbench Browser retrieved 2026-09-25 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 1,909 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-07-04 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 1,900 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-09-24 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,101 points | Technical.city (Geekbench 6.4 aggregate) retrieved 2026-06-04 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 875 points | HardwareDB retrieved 2026-07-04 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 845 points | Geekbench Browser retrieved 2026-09-25 |
Systems with the Ryzen 5 3500U
Laptops and desktops that ship with the Ryzen 5 3500U — whole systems, listed separately from the part itself.
Full Specifications
| PCIe | Gen 3 |
|---|---|
| Cores | 4 |
| TDP | 15 W |
| Market | Mobile |
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Codename | Picasso |
| Process | 12 nm |
| L3 cache | 4 MB |
| Spec source | TechPowerUp CPU Database |
| Transistors | 4940 million |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz |
| Memory support | DDR4 |
| Boost clock | 3.7 GHz |
| Integrated graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
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