Ryzen 5 3500X vs Athlon X2 L310
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 902 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.06 |
| Architecture codename | Conesus (2009) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 24 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 24 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon X2 L310 has 400% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3500X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon X2 L310 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 5 3500X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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