AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Phenom II X2 555

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
4,284

Rank #1,545

5,548
4,284

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 22.8% (Rank #448 vs #1545)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,246

Rank #1,532

5,790
4,246

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 26.7% (Rank #363 vs #1532)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,341

Rank #1,615

5,186
4,341

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 16.3% (Rank #521 vs #1615)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,499

Rank #1,537

5,023
4,499

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.4% (Rank #370 vs #1537)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,475

Rank #1,487

4,848
4,475

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7.7% (Rank #510 vs #1487)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,481

Rank #1,528

5,112
4,481

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.3% (Rank #337 vs #1528)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II X2 555 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,900 MHz
+47.2%
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
12
+40%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
15 W
76.9% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II X2 555
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X i3-4030U
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse --
Socket Socket FCBGA1168
Package µOPGA-1331 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 4x1, 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Phenom II X2 555
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Phenom II X2 555
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Phenom II X2 555
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Phenom II X2 555
i3-4030U

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Phenom II X2 555
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Phenom II X2 555
--

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Phenom II X2 555
FCBGA1168

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Phenom II X2 555
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Phenom II X2 555
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Phenom II X2 555
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Phenom II X2 555
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Phenom II X2 555
4x1, 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Phenom II X2 555
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Phenom II X2 555
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II X2 555
Process 7 nm 22 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 X2 555
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Phenom II X2 555
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Phenom II X2 555
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Phenom II X2 555
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Phenom II X2 555
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Phenom II X2 555
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom II X2 555
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II X2 555
GPU -- HD Graphics 4400
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Phenom II X2 555
HD Graphics 4400

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Phenom II X2 555
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Phenom II X2 555
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Phenom II X2 555
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