AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Athlon X4 750

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

AMD Athlon X4 750

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

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: 2505 vs 1497
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13178 vs 2625
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5292 vs 4978

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	2505 vs 1497
PassMark - CPU mark	13178 vs 2625
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5292 vs 4978

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 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2140 vs 1175

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2140 vs 1175

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2505

1497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13178

2625

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1175

2140

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5292

4978

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	AMD Athlon X4 750
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505	1497
PassMark - CPU mark	13178	2625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1175	2140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5292	4978
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3860

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	AMD Athlon X4 750
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$170
Place in performance rating	1226	1220
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	32 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™)