Ryzen 9 3900X vs Ryzen 5 3500X
Description
Both models 3900X and 3500X are based on Zen 2 architecture.
Zen 2 is fabricated on the 7nm process from TSMC and it’s the third generation of Zen CPUs. It comes with 64kB of L1 cache and 512kB of L2 cache per core. Zen 2 CPUs are divided into 3 categories: Matisse (desktop), Rome (Server) and Castle Peak (high-end desktop).
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3900X gets a score of 756.3 k points while the 3500X gets 373.6 k points.
Summarizing, the 3900X is 2 times faster than the 3500X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Zen 2 is fabricated on the 7nm process from TSMC and it’s the third generation of Zen CPUs. It comes with 64kB of L1 cache and 512kB of L2 cache per core. Zen 2 CPUs are divided into 3 categories: Matisse (desktop), Rome (Server) and Castle Peak (high-end desktop).
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3900X gets a score of 756.3 k points while the 3500X gets 373.6 k points.
Summarizing, the 3900X is 2 times faster than the 3500X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
870f10
870f10
Core
Matisse
Matisse
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
AM4
Cores/Threads
12/24
6/12
TDP
105 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
12x512 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
4x16384 kB
32768 kB
Date
July 2019
September 2019
Mean monothread perf.
72.51k points
66.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
756.3k points
373.61k points
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3900X
3500X
Test#1 (Integers)
16.73k
15.48k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
24.74k
22.91k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.82k
7.1k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.22k
21.11k (x0.95)
TOTAL
72.51k
66.61k (x0.92)
Multithread
3900X
3500X
Test#1 (Integers)
248.24k
90.39k (x0.36)
Test#2 (FP)
309.66k
139.1k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
140.01k
53.2k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
58.39k
90.92k (x1.56)
TOTAL
756.3k
373.61k (x0.49)
Performance/W
3900X
3500X
Test#1 (Integers)
2364 points/W
1391 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2949 points/W
2140 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1333 points/W
818 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
556 points/W
1399 points/W
TOTAL
7203 points/W
5748 points/W
Performance/GHz
3900X
3500X
Test#1 (Integers)
3638 points/GHz
3776 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5377 points/GHz
5588 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1917 points/GHz
1732 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4831 points/GHz
5149 points/GHz
TOTAL
15763 points/GHz
16246 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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