A9-9425 vs Ryzen 5 3500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29
+379%
A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.73

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms A9-9425 by a whopping 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and A9-9425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9182043
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency12.0610.91
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and A9-9425 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and A9-9425 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
SocketAM4FT4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and A9-9425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and A9-9425 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and A9-9425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)

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 3500X 8.29
+379%
A9-9425 1.73

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 3500X 13163
+770%
A9-9425 1513

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 3500X 1579
+393%
A9-9425 320

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 3500X 5927
+1130%
A9-9425 482

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 1.73
Recency 24 September 2019 31 May 2016
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500X has a 379.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

A9-9425, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9425 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor while A9-9425 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500X and A9-9425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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