Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G vs Ryzen 5 1500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.88
Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.06
+20.1%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1049939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.2438.18
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189no data
Current price$111 (0.6x MSRP)$106

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G has 313% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1500X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size192 mm2156 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1500X 5.88
Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 7.06
+20.1%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 1500X 9099
Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 10927
+20.1%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 20% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1500X 1105
Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 1458
+31.9%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 32% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1500X 3645
Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 4673
+28.2%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.88 7.06
Recency 11 April 2017 21 July 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

The Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1500X in performance tests.


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