AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3500X

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 6 threads, built on the Zen 2 architecture (7 nm process). It launched in Oct 2019. Clocks run from 3.6 GHz base to 4.1 GHz boost. A 32-MB L3 cache backs the cores (5.9 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the AM4 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (24 lanes). Rated TDP is 65 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization).

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X scores 2,501 in single-core performance and 13,164 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 5,738 for overall performance, 12,058 for productivity performance, 11,742 for creator performance, 13,082 for engineering performance and 10,794 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,194 per core, 2,194 per thread and 203 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 712. Its performance index is 71, so its overall performance is 29% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X scores 32,527 in integer math, 23,052 in floating-point math, 143,467 in compression, 7,259 in cryptography, 1,227 in physics simulation, 14,063 in vector SIMD, 138 in the prime sieve and 16,207 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 45% below in integer math, 50% below in floating-point math, 37% below in compression, 37% below in cryptography, 13% above in physics simulation, 9% below in vector SIMD, 106% above in the prime sieve and 28% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has 6 physical cores and runs 6 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 4.10 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 5 family, uses the Zen 2 architecture, carries the codename Matisse and is manufactured on a 7 nm process. It launched in Oct 2019.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has 384 KB of L1 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache and 32 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 35.4 MB of cache, or 5.90 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 3 MB and L3 at 32 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 90% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X supports DDR4 memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 3,200 MT/s and delivers up to 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X uses the AM4 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 24 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is manufactured by TSMC.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same AM4 socket as the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 5 2600, AMD Ryzen 3 5300G, AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, AMD Ryzen 3 5300GE and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE.