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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

vs

AMD Athlon X4 840

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and AMD Athlon X4 840 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

More Total Cores: 6 (6 vs 4)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: up to 4.1 GHz (up to 4.1 GHz vs up to 3.8 GHz)
Higher Technology: 7 nm (7 nm vs 28 nm)
Newer PCI Express Version: Gen 4, 24 Lanes (CPU only) (Gen 4, 24 Lanes (CPU only) vs Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only))
Higher Memory Type: DDR4 (DDR4 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: September 2019 (September 2019 vs August 2014)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

September 2019

Launch Date

August 2014

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

Ryzen 5 3500X

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

Athlon X4 840

Matisse

Code Name

Kaveri

Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse))

Generation

Athlon (Kaveri)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

3.6 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.1 GHz

up to 4.1 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

up to 3.8 GHz

64 KB (per core)

L1 Cache

256 KB

512 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

4 MB

32 MB (shared)

L3 Cache

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

AMD Socket AM4

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket FM2+

36.0x

Multiplier

31.0x

Yes

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

7 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

28 nm

65 W

TDP

65 W

Gen 4, 24 Lanes (CPU only)

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)

3,800 million

Transistor Count

2,411 million

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR3

Dual-channel

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.