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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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 3500X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 6 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 32 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 193.61

Overall Rank:
1356th fastest in multithreading out of 5812 CPUs
1194th fastest in single threading out of 5812 CPUs
415th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $67.99 USD (2026-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13163
Single Thread Rating
2501

Samples: 1971*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 15,934
Thread: 2,769

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Integer Math32,530 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math23,062 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers134 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting16,225 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,265 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression143,504 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,229 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,055 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,501 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$67.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,419
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,257
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,937
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,682
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,130
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 13,163
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 193.61
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 145.64
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 134.70
Intel Core i5-12400F
 130.48
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.56
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 2,501
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3329775 - Mar 06 2026
12461
BL3327861 - Mar 05 2026
13238
BL3327483 - Mar 05 2026
12649
BL3326399 - Mar 04 2026
13385
BL3324781 - Mar 03 2026
13751
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 13,163
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 12,777 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 10,651 (-19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 6,991 (-46.9%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 6,704 (-49.1%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 13,195 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 13,163 (0.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 12,257 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 11,524 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 11,372 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 10,718 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 10,656 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 10,347 (-21.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,263
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,524
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
 10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,795
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,445
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
 3,700