AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,976

Rank #893

vs
6,487

Rank #117

4,976
6,487

Ryzen 9 3950X wins by 23.3% (Rank #893 vs #117)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,044

Rank #913

vs
6,455

Rank #127

5,044
6,455

Ryzen 9 3950X wins by 21.9% (Rank #913 vs #127)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,875

Rank #760

vs
6,534

Rank #150

4,875
6,534

Ryzen 9 3950X wins by 25.4% (Rank #760 vs #150)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,650

Rank #822

vs
5,830

Rank #124

4,650
5,830

Ryzen 9 3950X wins by 20.2% (Rank #822 vs #124)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,723

Rank #637

vs
6,334

Rank #85

4,723
6,334

Ryzen 9 3950X wins by 25.4% (Rank #637 vs #85)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,618

Rank #918

vs
5,723

Rank #138

4,618
5,723

Ryzen 9 3950X wins by 19.3% (Rank #918 vs #138)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U Ryzen 9 3950X Diff
Cores
4
16
-75%
Threads
8
32
-75%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
3,500 MHz
-40%
Clock Multiplier
21x
35x
-40%
L1 Cache
384 KB
1,024 KB
-62.5%
L2 Cache
2 MiB
8 MiB
-75%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
64 MiB
-93.8%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
128 GB
-75%
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
48 GB/s
-25%
PCIe Lanes
12
20
-40%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
105 W
85.7% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
7 nm
41.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U Ryzen 9 3950X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen Ryzen
Series 3000 3000
Model Number PRO 3950X
Microarchitecture Zen+ Zen 2
Core Name Picasso Matisse
Socket Socket FP5 Socket
Package Socket µOPGA-1331
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR4-3200
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 4.0
PCIe Configuration 1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price -- $749.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
AMD
Ryzen 9 3950X
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 3950X
Ryzen

Series

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
3000
Ryzen 9 3950X
3000

Model Number

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
PRO
Ryzen 9 3950X
3950X

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Zen+
Ryzen 9 3950X
Zen 2

Core Name

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Picasso
Ryzen 9 3950X
Matisse

Socket

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Socket FP5
Ryzen 9 3950X
Socket

Package

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Socket
Ryzen 9 3950X
µOPGA-1331

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
DDR4-2400
Ryzen 9 3950X
DDR4-3200

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Yes
Ryzen 9 3950X
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
3.0
Ryzen 9 3950X
4.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Ryzen 9 3950X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Mobile
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
--
Ryzen 9 3950X
$749.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Yes
Ryzen 9 3950X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U Ryzen 9 3950X
Process 12 nm 7 nm
Die Area 209.78 mm² 74 mm²
Transistor Count 4.94 billion 7,600
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries TSMC
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
12 nm
Ryzen 9 3950X
7 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
209.78 mm²
Ryzen 9 3950X
74 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4.94 billion
Ryzen 9 3950X
7,600

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 9 3950X
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CMOS
Ryzen 9 3950X
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
64-bit
Ryzen 9 3950X
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 3950X
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U Ryzen 9 3950X
GPU Radeon Vega 8 --
GPU Designer AMD --
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz --
Execution Units 8 --
Unified Shaders 512 --

GPU

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Radeon Vega 8
Ryzen 9 3950X
--

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
AMD
Ryzen 9 3950X
--

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
1200 MHz
Ryzen 9 3950X
--

Execution Units

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
8
Ryzen 9 3950X
--

Unified Shaders

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
512
Ryzen 9 3950X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U Ryzen 9 3950X
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
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64