AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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
5,134

Rank #764

5,548
5,134

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7.5% (Rank #448 vs #764)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
5,394

Rank #650

5,790
5,394

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 6.8% (Rank #363 vs #650)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,743

Rank #913

5,186
4,743

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.5% (Rank #521 vs #913)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,698

Rank #676

5,023
4,698

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 6.5% (Rank #370 vs #676)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,690

Rank #699

4,848
4,690

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 3.3% (Rank #510 vs #699)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,678

Rank #779

5,112
4,678

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.5% (Rank #337 vs #779)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Ryzen 3 2300X Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,500 MHz
+2.8%
Clock Multiplier
36x
35x
+2.8%
L1 Cache
384 KB
125 KB
+67.5%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+83.7%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
4 MiB
+88.1%
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
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Ryzen 3 2300X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Zen
Socket Socket Socket AM4
Package µOPGA-1331 µOPGA-1331
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4
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
Ryzen 3 2300X
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Ryzen 3 2300X
Zen

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Ryzen 3 2300X
Socket AM4

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 3 2300X
µOPGA-1331

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 3 2300X
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Ryzen 3 2300X
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Ryzen 3 2300X
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 210 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 4,800
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Ryzen 3 2300X
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Ryzen 3 2300X
210 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Ryzen 3 2300X
4,800

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Ryzen 3 2300X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Ryzen 3 2300X
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
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