AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD FX-6350
Select video card 1
Select video card 2

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD FX-6350. Specifications, performance, tests

User rating
star star star star star
Released
Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Released
Q2/2013
User rating
star star star star star
AMD FX-6350
AMD FX-6350

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3500 or AMD FX-6350? Which processor is faster?

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

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.

AMD FX-6350 has a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. 6 / 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Report a bug
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

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
AMD FX-6350 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6350
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-6350 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    479 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    372 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    906 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    750 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    583 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    401 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    652 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    392 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    564 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD FX-6350 AMD FX-6350
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD FX-6300
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow FX-Series
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
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
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.1 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 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 None
  • 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 FX-6350 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR3
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 1866
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD FX-6350 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
    95 °C left arrow 61 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 125 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD FX-6350, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 6 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q2/2013
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM3+
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32nm SOI
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V
  • Codename
    - left arrow Vishera
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.28125 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow FD6350FRHKBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow FD6350FRW6KHK

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 Ryzen 5 3500

AMD FX-6350

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 Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD FX-6350.

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

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

464.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
212.000000
AMD FX-6350
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2652.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
1038.000000
AMD FX-6350
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.

1137.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
549.000000
AMD FX-6350
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.

4816.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
2091.000000
AMD FX-6350
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

12876.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
7009.000000
AMD FX-6350

Latest comparisons