AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Sempron 2500+

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
3,694

Rank #2,042

5,548
3,694

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 33.4% (Rank #448 vs #2042)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,333

Rank #2,042

5,790
3,333

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 42.4% (Rank #363 vs #2042)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,235

Rank #1,949

5,186
4,235

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 18.3% (Rank #521 vs #1949)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,454

Rank #1,761

5,023
4,454

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 11.3% (Rank #370 vs #1761)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,419

Rank #1,760

4,848
4,419

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.8% (Rank #510 vs #1760)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,429

Rank #1,769

5,112
4,429

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 13.4% (Rank #337 vs #1769)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 2500+ Diff
Cores
6
1
+83.3%
Threads
6
1
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,750 MHz
+51.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
7x
+80.6%
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
62 W
4.6% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
90 nm
92.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 2500+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Palermo
Socket Socket Socket 754
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 --
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
Sempron 2500+
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Sempron 2500+
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Sempron 2500+
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Sempron 2500+
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Sempron 2500+
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Sempron 2500+
Palermo

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Sempron 2500+
Socket 754

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Sempron 2500+
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Sempron 2500+
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Sempron 2500+
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Sempron 2500+
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Sempron 2500+
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Sempron 2500+
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Sempron 2500+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 2500+
Process 7 nm 90 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 84 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Sempron 2500+
90 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Sempron 2500+
84 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Sempron 2500+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Sempron 2500+
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Sempron 2500+
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Sempron 2500+
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Sempron 2500+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 2500+
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
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