Ryzen 5 3500X vs Ryzen 5 5560U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.56
+15.3%
Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500X by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 5 3500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking799918
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRyzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency60.2812.06
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date1 December 2021 (3 years ago)24 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 5 3500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphics-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 5 3500X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

Ryzen 5 5560U 9.56
+15.3%
Ryzen 5 3500X 8.29

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 5560U 15188
+15.4%
Ryzen 5 3500X 13163

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 5560U 1673
+6%
Ryzen 5 3500X 1579

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 5560U 6322
+6.7%
Ryzen 5 3500X 5927

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.56 8.29
Recency 1 December 2021 24 September 2019
Threads 12 6
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 15.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500X in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 5 3500X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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