AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon X4 840

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
4,431

Rank #1,358

5,548
4,431

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 20.1% (Rank #448 vs #1358)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,429

Rank #1,359

5,790
4,429

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 23.5% (Rank #363 vs #1359)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,435

Rank #1,366

5,186
4,435

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 14.5% (Rank #521 vs #1366)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,584

Rank #1,009

5,023
4,584

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.7% (Rank #370 vs #1009)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,543

Rank #1,083

4,848
4,543

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 6.3% (Rank #510 vs #1083)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,539

Rank #1,158

5,112
4,539

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 11.2% (Rank #337 vs #1158)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 840 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,100 MHz
+13.9%
Clock Multiplier
36x
31x
+13.9%
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
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
28 nm
75% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 840
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Kaveri
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 No

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Athlon X4 840
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Athlon X4 840
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Athlon X4 840
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Athlon X4 840
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Athlon X4 840
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Athlon X4 840
Kaveri

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Athlon X4 840
Socket FM2+

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon X4 840
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Athlon X4 840
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Athlon X4 840
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Athlon X4 840
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon X4 840
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Athlon X4 840
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Athlon X4 840
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 840
Process 7 nm 28 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 245 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 2,411
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Athlon X4 840
28 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Athlon X4 840
245 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Athlon X4 840
2,411

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Athlon X4 840
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Athlon X4 840
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Athlon X4 840
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X4 840
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Athlon X4 840
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
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