AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon X4 730

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
4,200

Rank #1,678

5,548
4,200

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 24.3% (Rank #448 vs #1678)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,084

Rank #1,691

5,790
4,084

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 29.5% (Rank #363 vs #1691)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,373

Rank #1,525

5,186
4,373

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 15.7% (Rank #521 vs #1525)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,551

Rank #1,162

5,023
4,551

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 9.4% (Rank #370 vs #1162)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,507

Rank #1,285

4,848
4,507

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7% (Rank #510 vs #1285)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,515

Rank #1,295

5,112
4,515

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 11.7% (Rank #337 vs #1295)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 730 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,800 MHz
+22.2%
Clock Multiplier
36x
28x
+22.2%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
4 MiB
-21.4%
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
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 730
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Trinity
Socket Socket Socket FM2
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 X4 730
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Athlon X4 730
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Athlon X4 730
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Athlon X4 730
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Athlon X4 730
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Athlon X4 730
Trinity

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Athlon X4 730
Socket FM2

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon X4 730
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Athlon X4 730
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Athlon X4 730
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Athlon X4 730
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon X4 730
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Athlon X4 730
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Athlon X4 730
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 730
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 1,303
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Athlon X4 730
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Athlon X4 730
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Athlon X4 730
1,303

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Athlon X4 730
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Athlon X4 730
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Athlon X4 730
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X4 730
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 730
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
FMA4
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
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-x
XFR 2
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64