AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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Q4/2019
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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD Ryzen 5 3500 or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has 6 cores and 6 threads with maximum working frequency of 4.10 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 was released on Q4/2019.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X has 12 cores with 6 threads and 4.10 GHz of frequency. The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X was released on Q3/2019.

Differences
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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  • Performance per watt
    65 W left arrow 105 W
    About 1.62 0.97 times less performance per watt
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
    Around 5% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    12 left arrow 6
    2 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
    Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed
Specifications
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