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AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2010
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
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Q4/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD Ryzen 5 3500

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X2 245e or AMD Ryzen 5 3500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X2 245e has a base frequency of 2.90 GHz. 2 / 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2010.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 245e CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1077 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1158 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    148 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    267 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    300 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    371 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    63 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    288 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X2 245e AMD Athlon II X2 245e
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.9 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    2x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    2.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X2 245e and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X2 245e and AMD Ryzen 5 3500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Propus left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2010 left arrow Q4/2019
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.21.0 / 1M / 6 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 3822.746873 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.21.0 / 1M / 6 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: HP / 8643
Duration: 261.592 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X2 245e and AMD Ryzen 5 3500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

382.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
1137.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

741.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
4816.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500

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