AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X was released in Q4/2019 and has 6 cores. The processor can process 6 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket AM4 (PGA 1331). In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X achieved a result of 1,169 points (single-core) or 5,311 points (multi-core).
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X.

Name: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Family: AMD Ryzen 5 (78)
CPU group: AMD Ryzen 3000 (15)
Architecture: Matisse (Zen 2)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has 6 cores. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is 3.60 GHz (4.10 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 6
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): 4.00 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X supports a maximum of 64 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of --.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 95 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is made in 7 nm and has 32.00 MB cache.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 32.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date: Q4/2019
Release price: 130 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1172
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1172
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1171
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1169
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1169
Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
1168
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1168

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2244G Intel Xeon E-2244G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
5335
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
5328
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
5318
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5311
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5266
Intel Xeon W-2125 Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
5243
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
5241

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E-2236 Intel Xeon E-2236
6C 6T @ 4.80 GHz
1641
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz
1640
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C 128T @ 4.30 GHz
1639
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1637
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1637
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1637
Intel Core i7-10700KF Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1636

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
6027
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 4.15 GHz
6017
Intel Core i7-9850HE Intel Core i7-9850HE
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
5990
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5967
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
5964
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
5963
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
5960

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
465
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
465
Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel Xeon E-2276M
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
465
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
464
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
464
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
464
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
464

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2653
Intel Core i7-9750HF Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2653
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2653
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
2652
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
2652
Intel Core i5-9600KF Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
2643
Intel Core i5-9600K Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
2624

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
98
Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
97
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
96
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
94
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
89
Intel Core i3-10100 Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
88
Intel Core i7-5820K Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
88

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
13350
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
13307
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
13302
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
13245
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
13236
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
13230
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
13224

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
492
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
488
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
488
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
486
Intel Core i3-1115G4 Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
485
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
483
Intel Core i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
482

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
2831
Intel Core i5-9600 Intel Core i5-9600
6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz
2818
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
2814
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
2811
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
2808
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
2804
Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
2792

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
190
Intel Core i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
189
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
189
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
188
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
188
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
188
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
188

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-10400T Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
1137
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1136
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1132
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1129
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1129
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1129
Intel Core i5-1235U Intel Core i5-1235U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
1128

Benchmarks


Description of the processor

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500x is the currently smallest AMD Ryzen 5 3rd generation processor. He has no hyper-threading as the unique Ryzen 5 desktop processor. The 6 core processor clocks a core with up to 4.1 GHz. At load on several cores, the clock frequency is still 4.0 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen is manufactured 5 3500x in 7 Nm (Zen 2 Design) at GlobalFoundries. As an OEM processor, it is not intended for retail and is officially distributed only in China. Some Chinese dealers deliver the AMD Ryzen 5 3500x but also abroad and also to Germany.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500x has a 32 MB Level 3 cache and can respond to the main memory with the standard DDR4-3200. In this case, the processor 2 can use memory channels and thus doubl the memory bandwidth. ECC Memory is supported. However, the motherboard must play along, because ECC only works when CPU, Memory and Mainboard work together. Modern virtualization functions such as AMD-V and SEV are also fully supported by the processor.

The CPU is classified as many of the Ryzen 5 3000 processors in the 65 watt class. He is very well overclocked due to the lack of hyper-threading and can also be cooled quite easily thanks to the 7 nm manufacturing. The main memory can be easily operated with significantly higher clock frequencies. An internal graphics card does not have the AMD Ryzen 5 3500x like all other AMD Ryzen 5 processors.

In Chinese dealers, the AMD Ryzen 5 3500x is listed for small 115 euros, which is significantly less compared to the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (about 30% more power). The larger brother then costs 75% more. Of course, this is also because the AMD Ryzen 5 3500x is not intended for the end customer market and often undamaged to Germany.



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