AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Good for Gaming?

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AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 384 KB, L2: 3.0 MB, L3: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 64.12

Overall Rank: 784

Last Price Change: $199.99 USD (2023-05-10)

Average CPU Mark

12823

Single Thread Rating: 2510
Samples: 557*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,781
Thread: 2,730

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Integer Math	32,806 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,344 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	89 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,393 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,304 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	143,525 KBytes/Sec
Physics	816 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,115 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,510 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$199.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor, AMD Radeon Rx 5500 4 GB, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home (TG01-0040, Black)	$623.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2021 Newest HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD 6-Core Ryzen 5 3500 Processor(Beat i5-9400, Upto 4.1GHz), GeForce GTX 1650 Super 4 GB, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD,Mouse and Keyboard, Win 10 Home	$678.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home (TG01-0030, Black)	$792.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MXZ Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, GTX1660S 6GB, 16GB DDR4, NVME 500GB SSD, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| GTX1660S)	$729.00 (www.amazon.com)
	OMEN 25L Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Radeon RX 5500, AMD Ryzen 5 3500, HyperX 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, Windows 10 Home, VR Ready, RGB Lighting (GT12-0010, 2020 Model)	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,773
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,461
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,424
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,482
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3500		12,823

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.24
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.46
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
AMD Ryzen 5 3500		64.12
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 3500		2,510

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1911289 - Sep 25 2023		13145
BL1910979 - Sep 24 2023		12062
BL1910134 - Sep 23 2023		13004
BL1907665 - Sep 20 2023		11879
BL1902323 - Sep 12 2023		12733

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3500
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3500		12,823
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		13,289 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		10,773 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		10,739 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		9,781 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		10,306 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		13,297 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		14,382 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		14,376 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		9,657 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		9,580 (-25.3%)
Intel Core i5-9400T @ 1.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		8,439 (-34.2%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500		8,133 (-36.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,188
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,427
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,822
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,237
Intel Core i9-13900		6,923
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,890
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,853
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,803
AMD Ryzen 5 3500		2,786

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