AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

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
4,162

Rank #1,731

5,548
4,162

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 25% (Rank #448 vs #1731)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,190

Rank #1,588

5,790
4,190

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 27.6% (Rank #363 vs #1588)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,121

Rank #2,042

5,186
4,121

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 20.5% (Rank #521 vs #2042)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,483

Rank #1,648

5,023
4,483

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.8% (Rank #370 vs #1648)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,466

Rank #1,558

4,848
4,466

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7.9% (Rank #510 vs #1558)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,465

Rank #1,636

5,112
4,465

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.7% (Rank #337 vs #1636)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X2 245 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,900 MHz
+47.2%
Clock Multiplier
36x
15x
+59.7%
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
26 GB/s
+46.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
1
+95%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
17 W
73.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X2 245
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X i3-3227U
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Regor
Socket Socket FCBGA1023
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
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 II X2 245
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Athlon II X2 245
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Athlon II X2 245
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Athlon II X2 245
i3-3227U

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Athlon II X2 245
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Athlon II X2 245
Regor

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Athlon II X2 245
FCBGA1023

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon II X2 245
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Athlon II X2 245
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Athlon II X2 245
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Athlon II X2 245
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon II X2 245
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Athlon II X2 245
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Athlon II X2 245
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X2 245
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 117 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 II X2 245
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Athlon II X2 245
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Athlon II X2 245
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Athlon II X2 245
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Athlon II X2 245
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Athlon II X2 245
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X2 245
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X2 245
GPU -- HD Graphics 4000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Athlon II X2 245
HD Graphics 4000

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Athlon II X2 245
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Athlon II X2 245
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X2 245
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