Athlon X4 760K vs Ryzen 5 3500

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.05
+330%
Athlon X4 760K
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Athlon X4 760K by a whopping 330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon X4 760K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9401991
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency11.711.77
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Richland (2013−2014)
Release dateno data1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon X4 760K 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KB192K
L2 cache3 MB4 MB
L3 cache16 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon X4 760K 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
SocketSocket AM4FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon X4 760K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
PowerNow-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon X4 760K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon X4 760K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Athlon X4 760K.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 8.05
+330%
Athlon X4 760K 1.87

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 12789
+330%
Athlon X4 760K 2973

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 1514
+246%
Athlon X4 760K 438

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 5386
+418%
Athlon X4 760K 1039

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.05 1.87
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500 has a 330.5% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 760K in performance tests.


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