AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Released
Q4/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3500 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500X? 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 maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    487 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    182 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    278 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    409 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    536 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    63 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    434 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    195 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    470 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    232 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    179 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    502 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    62 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    350 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

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

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
464
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
464
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
2652
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
2652
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
188
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
188
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1129
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
1129
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
1137
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
1169
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
4816
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
5311
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
5
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
5
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
12876
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
16110
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

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