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AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X: Comparison
Ryzen 5 3500 Processor vs Ryzen 5 3500X l3 cache compared
L3 cache is where these two genuinely part company, Ryzen 5 3500 Processor 16 MB against Ryzen 5 3500X 32 MB, a 50% lead for Ryzen 5 3500X. Form factor is not the same on both, Desktops on the Ryzen 5 3500 Processor versus Desktop on the Ryzen 5 3500X. Memory type is not the same on both, DDR4 on the Ryzen 5 3500 Processor versus DDR4-3200 on the Ryzen 5 3500X.
Ryzen 5 3500 Processor vs Ryzen 5 3500X: which one fits your build
The Ryzen 5 3500 Processor is the one to take for mainstream desktop builds and everyday productivity, though it is not built for extreme overclocking (unless K/X-series) and workstation-class multi-threaded workloads. Take the Ryzen 5 3500X for budget gaming desktop builds wanting strong per-core performance and a large cache without needing hyperthreading. It is the wrong buy for buyers needing hyperthreading for multi-threaded productivity work, this chip runs 6 physical threads without SMT.
What Ryzen 5 3500 Processor and Ryzen 5 3500X have in common
Everything else lines up. Total cores, performance cores, efficiency cores, total threads and p-core boost clock read the same on both, so those are not worth weighing. They match on 11 further specifications as well.
Frequently asked questions
Is the P-Core Base Clock the same on the Ryzen 5 3500 Processor and Ryzen 5 3500X?
It is. Both are listed at 3.6 GHz, so it is not a reason to pick one over the other.
Specs and benchmarks
Product Line
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- Ryzen 5
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Ryzen 5
Form Factor
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- Desktops
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Desktop
Model Number
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 100-000000050
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 3500X
Codename
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- Matisse
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Matisse
Release Year
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 2019
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 2019
TDP
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 65 W
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 65 W
iGPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- None
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- None
Market Segment
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- Desktop
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Desktop
Socket
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- AM4
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- AM4
Process Node
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 7 nm
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 7 nm
Total Cores
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 6
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 6
Performance Cores
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 6
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 6
Efficiency Cores
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 0
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 0
Total Threads
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 6
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 6
SMT Enabled
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- No
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- No
P-Core Base Clock
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 3.6 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 3.6 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 4.1 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 4.1 GHz
L2 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 3 MB
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 3 MB
L3 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 16 MB-50%
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 32 MBBest
Base Power
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- 65 W
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- 65 W
Memory Type
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- DDR4
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- DDR4-3200
Integrated Graphics
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor
- No
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- No
Which one should you pick?
Choose Processor if you want the higher L2 cache (3 MB vs 3 MB).
Choose 3500X if you want the higher L3 cache (32 MB vs 16 MB).