AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Athlon X4 750

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Athlon X4 750 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 X4 750

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 1497
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12797 vs 2625

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 1497
PassMark - CPU mark	12797 vs 2625

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 90% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2140 vs 1128
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4978 vs 4846

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2140 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4978 vs 4846

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 750

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

1497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12797

2625

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1128

2140

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4846

4978

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Athlon X4 750
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	1497
PassMark - CPU mark	12797	2625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1128	2140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4846	4978

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Athlon X4 750
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$155
Place in performance rating	1281	1298
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray		AD750XOKA44HL
Series		AMD Athlon X4
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	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)