Ryzen 5 3500X vs A8-6410
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms A8-6410 by a whopping 641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2392 | 904 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 7.05 | 12.06 |
| Architecture codename | Beema (2014) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 24 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-6410 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A8-6410 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT3b | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1866 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | - |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.16 | 8.60 |
| Recency | 1 June 2014 | 24 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
A8-6410 has 333.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3500X, on the other hand, has a 641.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6410 in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-6410 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-6410 and Ryzen 5 3500X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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