AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Benchmark and Specs

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Processor benchmark, specs and release date - 4 GHz 6 core AMD CPU rating. Is the Ryzen 5 3500X good for gaming?

Benchmark Score

42 %
Very Good score from 5 samples
Medium uncertainty
Performance
Very Good
Ranking
277th of 1,239
Popularity
61st of 1,239
Samples
5 benchmarks

CPU benchmarks

Here are the performance results of this CPU in both the hardwareDB Benchmark and other benchmark utilities. Synthetic tests are an estimation of real-world performance using consistent and repeatable benchmarks.

Overall

Very Good

42 %

Gaming

Very Good

65 %

Multitasking

Good

34 %

Heavy Workloads

Good

33 %

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Alternative benchmarks

Here are some benchmark results using alternative testing software

3DMark Physics

3DMark Physics

Physics simulation benchmark

4,963
Blender

Blender

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

96
Geekbench 5 (multi)

Geekbench 5 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

5,905
Geekbench 5 (single)

Geekbench 5 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

1,536
Geekbench 6 (multi)

Geekbench 6 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

5,905
Geekbench 6 (single)

Geekbench 6 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

1,536

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CPU Comparison

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X compared against popular alternatives. Compare against more CPUs with our CPU Comparison Tool.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
61 %
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
58 %
Intel Core i5-11400F
57 %
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
53 %
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
53 %
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
42 %
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
41 %

Specifications

Clock Speed 3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed 4.1 GHz
Cores 6
Threads 6
L1 Cache 384 KiB
L2 Cache 3072 KiB
L3 Cache 32 MiB
Release Date 2019-09-24
Has Unlocked Multiplier Yes
TDP 65 W

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

The Ryzen 5 3500X is a 6 core CPU from AMD released in 2019. This chip has a very good overall score at 42% in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is a very good processor for gaming, with a score of 65%. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Ryzen 5 3500X scores 34% and 33% respectively. Indeed, this is a good rating for very heavy workloads.

The Ryzen 5 3500X has 6 cores and 6 threads. This chip has no simultaneous multithreading support, as it has the same number of cores as threads. This AMD CPU has a clock speed of 3.6 GHz and a turbo speed of 4.1 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow. This CPU has an unlocked multiplier and allows for overclocking. With adequate cooling and a good power supply, it's possible to run this CPU at a higher clock speed.

In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 3500X has 384 KiB of level 1 cache, 3 MiB of level 2 cache and 32 MiB of level 3 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

Power and thermals for the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 65 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's good estimate.

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