Opteron 252 vs Ryzen 5 3500

Place in the ranking	940	2915
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	11.72	0.49
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Troy (2005)
Release date	no data	February 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$63

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Opteron 252 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	6	1
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	90 nm
Number of transistors	no data	106 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Opteron 252 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)	2
Socket	Socket AM4	940
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	92 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Opteron 252. 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 Opteron 252 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Opteron 252. 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 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 3500 8.05
+1577%

Opteron 252 0.48

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 12787
+1583%

Opteron 252 760

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.05	0.48
Physical cores	6	1
Threads	6	1
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	92 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500 has a 1577.1% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 41.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 252 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop processor while Opteron 252 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500 and Opteron 252, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.