Ryzen 5 2600E vs Ryzen 5 3500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600E by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 983 | 1028 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 11.68 | 10.75 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 19 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 | Socket AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.97 | 7.34 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
Ryzen 5 3500 has a 8.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 5 2600E, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 2600E.
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