AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

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
3,960

Rank #1,921

5,548
3,960

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 28.6% (Rank #448 vs #1921)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,773

Rank #1,910

5,790
3,773

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 34.8% (Rank #363 vs #1910)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,240

Rank #1,934

5,186
4,240

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 18.2% (Rank #521 vs #1934)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,458

Rank #1,747

5,023
4,458

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 11.2% (Rank #370 vs #1747)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,425

Rank #1,748

4,848
4,425

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.7% (Rank #510 vs #1748)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,437

Rank #1,747

5,112
4,437

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 13.2% (Rank #337 vs #1747)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon 64 3500+ Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,100 MHz
+69.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
11x
+69.4%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
--
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
21 GB/s
+55.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
17 W
73.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon 64 3500+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X 847
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Orleans
Socket Socket FCBGA1023
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Athlon 64 3500+
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Athlon 64 3500+
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Athlon 64 3500+
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Athlon 64 3500+
847

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Athlon 64 3500+
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Athlon 64 3500+
Orleans

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Athlon 64 3500+
FCBGA1023

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon 64 3500+
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Athlon 64 3500+
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Athlon 64 3500+
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Athlon 64 3500+
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon 64 3500+
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Athlon 64 3500+
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Athlon 64 3500+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon 64 3500+
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 103.1 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Athlon 64 3500+
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Athlon 64 3500+
103.1 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Athlon 64 3500+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Athlon 64 3500+
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Athlon 64 3500+
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Athlon 64 3500+
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon 64 3500+
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon 64 3500+
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 800 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Athlon 64 3500+
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Athlon 64 3500+
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Athlon 64 3500+
800 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon 64 3500+
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
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
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64