AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

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
3,816

Rank #2,011

5,548
3,816

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 31.2% (Rank #448 vs #2011)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,566

Rank #1,997

5,790
3,566

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 38.4% (Rank #363 vs #1997)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,191

Rank #2,017

5,186
4,191

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 19.2% (Rank #521 vs #2017)

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 QL-64 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,100 MHz
+41.7%
Clock Multiplier
36x
11x
+70.8%
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
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X2 QL-64
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Griffin
Socket Socket Socket S1
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 Mobile
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Athlon X2 QL-64
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Athlon X2 QL-64
Griffin

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Athlon X2 QL-64
Socket S1

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon X2 QL-64
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Athlon X2 QL-64
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Athlon X2 QL-64
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X2 QL-64
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Athlon X2 QL-64
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X2 QL-64
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X2 QL-64
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
PowerNow!
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