AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Celeron 2961Y

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
3,794

Rank #2,017

5,548
3,794

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 31.6% (Rank #448 vs #2017)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,465

Rank #2,025

5,790
3,465

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 40.2% (Rank #363 vs #2025)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,288

Rank #1,791

5,186
4,288

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 17.3% (Rank #521 vs #1791)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,481

Rank #1,664

5,023
4,481

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.8% (Rank #370 vs #1664)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,437

Rank #1,709

4,848
4,437

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.5% (Rank #510 vs #1709)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,464

Rank #1,640

5,112
4,464

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.7% (Rank #337 vs #1640)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron 2961Y Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,100 MHz
+69.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
11x
+69.4%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
2 MiB
+94%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
12 W
81.5% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron 2961Y
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Haswell
Socket Socket BGA1168
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-BGA1168
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Celeron 2961Y
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Celeron 2961Y
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Celeron 2961Y
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Celeron 2961Y
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Celeron 2961Y
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Celeron 2961Y
Haswell

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Celeron 2961Y
BGA1168

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Celeron 2961Y
FC-BGA1168

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Celeron 2961Y
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Celeron 2961Y
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Celeron 2961Y
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Celeron 2961Y
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Celeron 2961Y
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Celeron 2961Y
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron 2961Y
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 118 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 1,400
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Celeron 2961Y
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Celeron 2961Y
118 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Celeron 2961Y
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Celeron 2961Y
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Celeron 2961Y
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Celeron 2961Y
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Celeron 2961Y
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron 2961Y
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