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Ryzen 5 3500X

AMD desktop processor · Ryzen 3000 series · launched October 2019

Blender 4.x render score
85
#206 of 290 scored desktop processors
Cores / threads
6 / 6
32 MB L3 cache
Rated power
65 W

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Blender rendering score

Median score 85 (middle half of runs 77–88) across 38 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #206 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #12 of 14 in the Ryzen 3000 series.

This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.

Specifications

VendorAMD
SeriesRyzen 3000 series
LaunchedOctober 2019
SocketAM4
Cores / threads6 / 6
Base clock3.6 GHz
Boost clock4.1 GHz
L3 cache32 MB
Rated power65 W (TDP)
Tier5-series

The AMD 5-series over time

AMD desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Ryzen 5 1600X2017$249$33697
Ryzen 5 2400G2018$169$22364
Ryzen 5 26002018$199$262101
Ryzen 5 2600X2018$229$302105
Ryzen 5 3400G2019$149$19366
Ryzen 5 36002019$199$258129
Ryzen 5 3600X2019$249$322132
Ryzen 5 1600 (AF)2019$85$110—
Ryzen 5 3500X2019——85
Ryzen 5 3600XT2020$249$318136
Ryzen 5 4600G2020$154$197119
Ryzen 5 5600X2020$299$382147
Ryzen 5 5600G2021$259$316141
Ryzen 5 45002022$129$146118
Ryzen 5 55002022$159$180133
Ryzen 5 56002022$199$225146

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