AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD A6-9500

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
4,523

Rank #1,266

5,548
4,523

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 18.5% (Rank #448 vs #1266)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,670

Rank #1,166

5,790
4,670

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 19.3% (Rank #363 vs #1166)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,302

Rank #1,747

5,186
4,302

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 17% (Rank #521 vs #1747)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,514

Rank #1,427

5,023
4,514

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.1% (Rank #370 vs #1427)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,480

Rank #1,448

4,848
4,480

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7.6% (Rank #510 vs #1448)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,489

Rank #1,475

5,112
4,489

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.2% (Rank #337 vs #1475)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X A6-9500 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
8
-25%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,860 MHz
+48.3%
Clock Multiplier
36x
35x
+2.8%
L1 Cache
384 KB
125 KB
+67.5%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
1 MiB
+68.2%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
21 GB/s
+56%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
45 W
30.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X A6-9500
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X i7-840QM
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Bristol Ridge
Socket Socket PGA988
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
A6-9500
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
A6-9500
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
A6-9500
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
A6-9500
i7-840QM

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
A6-9500
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
A6-9500
Bristol Ridge

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
A6-9500
PGA988

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
A6-9500
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
A6-9500
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
A6-9500
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
A6-9500
2

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
A6-9500
1x16, 2x8

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
A6-9500
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
A6-9500
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X A6-9500
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 3,100
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
A6-9500
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
A6-9500
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
A6-9500
3,100

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
A6-9500
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
A6-9500
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
A6-9500
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
A6-9500
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X A6-9500
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
A6-9500
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
A6-9500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
A6-9500
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X A6-9500
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
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64