AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Phenom II P960

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
4,196

Rank #1,681

5,548
4,196

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 24.4% (Rank #448 vs #1681)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,086

Rank #1,688

5,790
4,086

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 29.4% (Rank #363 vs #1688)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,360

Rank #1,552

5,186
4,360

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 15.9% (Rank #521 vs #1552)

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 Phenom II P960 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,000 MHz
+16.7%
Clock Multiplier
36x
--
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
--
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
26 GB/s
+46.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
1
+95%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II P960
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X E6850
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse --
Socket Socket PLGA775
Package µOPGA-1331 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Phenom II P960
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Phenom II P960
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Phenom II P960
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Phenom II P960
E6850

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Phenom II P960
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Phenom II P960
--

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Phenom II P960
PLGA775

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Phenom II P960
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Phenom II P960
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Phenom II P960
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Phenom II P960
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Phenom II P960
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Phenom II P960
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Phenom II P960
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II P960
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Phenom II P960
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Phenom II P960
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Phenom II P960
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Phenom II P960
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Phenom II P960
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Phenom II P960
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom II P960
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II P960
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Phenom II P960
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Phenom II P960
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Phenom II P960
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II P960
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
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64