AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD A8-5500
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD A8-5500 |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | | AMD A8-5500 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | | AMD A8-5500 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Trinity |
| Release Date | Sep 2019 | vs | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | | AMD A8-5500 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Radeon HD 7560D |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | | AMD A8-5500 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | | AMD A8-5500 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket FM2 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | 71°C |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | | AMD A8-5500 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4100 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
4592 points
AMD A8-5500
2257 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
24192 points
AMD A8-5500
6402 points
Points - higher is better