AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

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
4,045

Rank #1,848

5,548
4,045

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 27.1% (Rank #448 vs #1848)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,034

Rank #1,745

5,790
4,034

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 30.3% (Rank #363 vs #1745)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,062

Rank #2,051

5,186
4,062

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 21.7% (Rank #521 vs #2051)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo E4500 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,200 MHz
+38.9%
Clock Multiplier
36x
11x
+69.4%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
--
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
13 GB/s
+73.2%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo E4500
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X E4500
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Allendale
Socket Socket LGA775
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 800
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Core 2 Duo E4500
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Core 2 Duo E4500
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Core 2 Duo E4500
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Core 2 Duo E4500
E4500

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Core 2 Duo E4500
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Core 2 Duo E4500
Allendale

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Core 2 Duo E4500
LGA775

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Core 2 Duo E4500
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Core 2 Duo E4500
DDR3 800

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Core 2 Duo E4500
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Core 2 Duo E4500
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core 2 Duo E4500
1x16

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Core 2 Duo E4500
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Core 2 Duo E4500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo E4500
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 111 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Core 2 Duo E4500
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Core 2 Duo E4500
111 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Core 2 Duo E4500
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Core 2 Duo E4500
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Core 2 Duo E4500
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Core 2 Duo E4500
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Core 2 Duo E4500
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo E4500
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 500 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Core 2 Duo E4500
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Core 2 Duo E4500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Core 2 Duo E4500
500 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo E4500
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
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64