AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

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
3,849

Rank #1,995

5,548
3,849

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 30.6% (Rank #448 vs #1995)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,565

Rank #1,998

5,790
3,565

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 38.4% (Rank #363 vs #1998)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,276

Rank #1,832

5,186
4,276

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 17.5% (Rank #521 vs #1832)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X2 BE-2400 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,300 MHz
+36.1%
Clock Multiplier
36x
12x
+68.1%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
--
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
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X2 BE-2400
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Brisbane
Socket Socket Socket AM2
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 --
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 X2 BE-2400
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Athlon X2 BE-2400
Brisbane

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Athlon X2 BE-2400
Socket AM2

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon X2 BE-2400
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Athlon X2 BE-2400
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Athlon X2 BE-2400
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X2 BE-2400
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 126 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 X2 BE-2400
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Athlon X2 BE-2400
126 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Athlon X2 BE-2400
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X2 BE-2400
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X2 BE-2400
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