Athlon X4 860K vs Ryzen 5 3500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29
+284%
Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.16

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Athlon X4 860K by a whopping 284% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon X4 860K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9181860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.062.15
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)12 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon X4 860K 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 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)256K
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon X4 860K 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
SocketAM4FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon X4 860K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon X4 860K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-2133
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 3500X and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
+284%
Athlon X4 860K 2.16

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
+284%
Athlon X4 860K 3431

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
+244%
Athlon X4 860K 459

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
+426%
Athlon X4 860K 1127

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 2.16
Recency 24 September 2019 12 August 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500X has a 283.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 860K in performance tests.


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