AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Celeron N2940

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
3,872

Rank #1,979

5,548
3,872

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 30.2% (Rank #448 vs #1979)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,588

Rank #1,979

5,790
3,588

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 38% (Rank #363 vs #1979)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,299

Rank #1,755

5,186
4,299

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 17.1% (Rank #521 vs #1755)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,490

Rank #1,605

5,023
4,490

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.6% (Rank #370 vs #1605)

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
4,469

Rank #1,606

5,112
4,469

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.6% (Rank #337 vs #1606)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron N2940 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,830 MHz
+49.2%
Clock Multiplier
36x
--
L1 Cache
384 KB
54 KB
+85.9%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+83.7%
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
7 W
89.2% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron N2940
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Bay Trail-M
Socket Socket BGA1170
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-BGA1170
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 N2940
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Celeron N2940
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Celeron N2940
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Celeron N2940
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Celeron N2940
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Celeron N2940
Bay Trail-M

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Celeron N2940
BGA1170

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Celeron N2940
FC-BGA1170

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Celeron N2940
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Celeron N2940
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Celeron N2940
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Celeron N2940
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Celeron N2940
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Celeron N2940
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron N2940
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Celeron N2940
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Celeron N2940
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Celeron N2940
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Celeron N2940
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Celeron N2940
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Celeron N2940
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Celeron N2940
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Celeron N2940
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
BPT
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SEV
SHA
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64