Ryzen 5 3500X vs Turion X2 RM-74
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Turion X2 RM-74 by a whopping 1683% 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 | 3171 | 1083 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 0.51 | 4.87 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 24 September 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-74 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-74 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Ryzen 5 3500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 7.49 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 24 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion X2 RM-74 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3500X, on the other hand, has a 1683.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion X2 RM-74 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion X2 RM-74 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop one.
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