AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core 2 Duo U9600

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
3,918

Rank #1,949

5,548
3,918

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 29.4% (Rank #448 vs #1949)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
3,752

Rank #1,920

5,790
3,752

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 35.2% (Rank #363 vs #1920)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,168

Rank #2,027

5,186
4,168

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 19.6% (Rank #521 vs #2027)

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 U9600 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,000 MHz
+44.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
--
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
21 GB/s
+55.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
4
+80%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo U9600
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X T5800
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse --
Socket Socket PPGA478
Package µOPGA-1331 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1333
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Core 2 Duo U9600
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Core 2 Duo U9600
T5800

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Core 2 Duo U9600
PPGA478

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Core 2 Duo U9600
DDR3L 1333

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Core 2 Duo U9600
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Core 2 Duo U9600
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core 2 Duo U9600
1x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo U9600
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Core 2 Duo U9600
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Core 2 Duo U9600
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo U9600
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 792 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Core 2 Duo U9600
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Core 2 Duo U9600
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Core 2 Duo U9600
792 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Core 2 Duo U9600
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX+GFNI
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512F+GFNI
AVX512F+VAES
AVX512F+VPCLMULQDQ
AVX512VL
AVX512_BITALG
AVX512_VBMI2
AVX512_VNNI
AVX512_VPOPCNTDQ
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
GFNI
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
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