i5-8420 vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i5-8420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking918not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency12.06no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i5-8420 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads66
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i5-8420 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM41151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i5-8420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i5-8420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i5-8420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i5-8420.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 September 2019 1 September 2018
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 3500X has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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