AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Sempron 3850

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
3,943

Rank #1,931

5,548
3,943

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 28.9% (Rank #448 vs #1931)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,706

Rank #1,941

5,790
3,706

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 36% (Rank #363 vs #1941)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,298

Rank #1,761

5,186
4,298

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 17.1% (Rank #521 vs #1761)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,491

Rank #1,600

5,023
4,491

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.6% (Rank #370 vs #1600)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,456

Rank #1,622

4,848
4,456

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.1% (Rank #510 vs #1622)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,467

Rank #1,623

5,112
4,467

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.6% (Rank #337 vs #1623)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 3850 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,300 MHz
+63.9%
Clock Multiplier
36x
13x
+63.9%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
2 MiB
+36.4%
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
25 W
61.5% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
28 nm
75% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 3850
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Kabini
Socket Socket Socket AM1
Package µOPGA-1331 µOPGA-721
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 Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Sempron 3850
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Sempron 3850
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Sempron 3850
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Sempron 3850
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Sempron 3850
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Sempron 3850
Kabini

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Sempron 3850
Socket AM1

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Sempron 3850
µOPGA-721

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Sempron 3850
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Sempron 3850
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Sempron 3850
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Sempron 3850
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Sempron 3850
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Sempron 3850
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 3850
Process 7 nm 28 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 107 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Sempron 3850
28 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Sempron 3850
107 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Sempron 3850
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Sempron 3850
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Sempron 3850
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Sempron 3850
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Sempron 3850
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Sempron 3850
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
PowerNow!
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