AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD A4-3420

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,548

Rank #448

vs
4,212

Rank #1,659

5,548
4,212

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 24.1% (Rank #448 vs #1659)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,144

Rank #1,636

5,790
4,144

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 28.4% (Rank #363 vs #1636)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,313

Rank #1,715

5,186
4,313

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 16.8% (Rank #521 vs #1715)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,482

Rank #1,653

5,023
4,482

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.8% (Rank #370 vs #1653)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,463

Rank #1,580

4,848
4,463

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7.9% (Rank #510 vs #1580)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,468

Rank #1,617

5,112
4,468

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.6% (Rank #337 vs #1617)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X A4-3420 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,800 MHz
+22.2%
Clock Multiplier
36x
28x
+22.2%
L1 Cache
384 KB
125 KB
+67.5%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+83.7%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X A4-3420
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Llano
Socket Socket Socket FM1
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
A4-3420
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
A4-3420
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
A4-3420
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
A4-3420
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
A4-3420
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
A4-3420
Llano

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
A4-3420
Socket FM1

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
A4-3420
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
A4-3420
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
A4-3420
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
A4-3420
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
A4-3420
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
A4-3420
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
A4-3420
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X A4-3420
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 1,178
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
A4-3420
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
A4-3420
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
A4-3420
1,178

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
A4-3420
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
A4-3420
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
A4-3420
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
A4-3420
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X A4-3420
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64