AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

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
4,095

Rank #1,802

5,548
4,095

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 26.2% (Rank #448 vs #1802)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,940

Rank #1,809

5,790
3,940

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 32% (Rank #363 vs #1809)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,328

Rank #1,660

5,186
4,328

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 16.5% (Rank #521 vs #1660)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,494

Rank #1,576

5,023
4,494

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.5% (Rank #370 vs #1576)

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
4,479

Rank #1,540

5,112
4,479

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.4% (Rank #337 vs #1540)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X3 400e Diff
Cores
6
3
+50%
Threads
6
3
+50%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,200 MHz
+38.9%
Clock Multiplier
36x
11x
+69.4%
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
45 W
30.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X3 400e
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Rana
Socket Socket Socket AM3
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
Athlon II X3 400e
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Athlon II X3 400e
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Athlon II X3 400e
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Athlon II X3 400e
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Athlon II X3 400e
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Athlon II X3 400e
Rana

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Athlon II X3 400e
Socket AM3

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon II X3 400e
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Athlon II X3 400e
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Athlon II X3 400e
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Athlon II X3 400e
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon II X3 400e
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Athlon II X3 400e
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Athlon II X3 400e
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X3 400e
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 169 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Athlon II X3 400e
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Athlon II X3 400e
169 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Athlon II X3 400e
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Athlon II X3 400e
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Athlon II X3 400e
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Athlon II X3 400e
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X3 400e
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon II X3 400e
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