Athlon 64 X2 4800+ vs Ryzen 5 3500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4800+ by a whopping 1668% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1152 | 3231 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 11.96 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1000 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 256K |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512K |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.25 | 0.41 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3500 has a 1668.3% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 X2 4800+, on the other hand, has 3150% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ in performance tests.
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