AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Athlon PRO 300GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1927
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12793 vs 4423

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Nov 2019 vs 20 Sep 2019
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	12793 vs 4423

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2502

1927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12793

4423

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502	1927
PassMark - CPU mark	12793	4423
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen+
Launch date	Nov 2019	20 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$155
Place in performance rating	1250	1222
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD300BC6M2OFH
Processor Number		PRO 300GE
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	100 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		39.74 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Number of pipelines		192
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Vulkan
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4