Ryzen 5 3500 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	205	928
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.05	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	21.98	11.72
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	14 November 2019 (5 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 3500 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	6
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	no data
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 3500 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.39	8.05
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	6
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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