AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

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
6,827

Rank #81

5,548
6,827

Core Ultra 7 255H wins by 18.7% (Rank #448 vs #81)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
7,036

Rank #67

5,790
7,036

Core Ultra 7 255H wins by 17.7% (Rank #363 vs #67)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
6,513

Rank #155

5,186
6,513

Core Ultra 7 255H wins by 20.4% (Rank #521 vs #155)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
6,039

Rank #101

5,023
6,039

Core Ultra 7 255H wins by 16.8% (Rank #370 vs #101)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
5,496

Rank #205

4,848
5,496

Core Ultra 7 255H wins by 11.8% (Rank #510 vs #205)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
5,649

Rank #152

5,112
5,649

Core Ultra 7 255H wins by 9.5% (Rank #337 vs #152)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core Ultra 7 255H Diff
Cores
6
16
-62.5%
Threads
6
16
-62.5%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,000 MHz
+44.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
20x
+44.4%
L1 Cache
384 KB
187 KB
+51.2%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
3 MiB
+4.6%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
23 MiB
+28.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
28 W
56.9% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
3 nm
57.1% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core Ultra 7 255H
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Arrow Lake-H
Socket Socket BGA 2049
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-BGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR5, LPDDR5X
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
Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Core Ultra 7 255H
Arrow Lake-H

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Core Ultra 7 255H
BGA 2049

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Core Ultra 7 255H
FC-BGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Core Ultra 7 255H
DDR5, LPDDR5X

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Core Ultra 7 255H
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Core Ultra 7 255H
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core Ultra 7 255H
Process 7 nm 3 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Core Ultra 7 255H
3 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Core Ultra 7 255H
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Core Ultra 7 255H
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Core Ultra 7 255H
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
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64