Ryzen 5 3500X — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Ryzen 5 3500X?
In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 13,168 points, per PassMark Software.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Ryzen 5 3500X is a processor from AMD. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Ryzen 5 3500X, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 13,168 points | PassMark Software 2026-07-03 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 6,717 points | GadgetVersus 2026-08-04 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 6,717 points | TopCPU.net 2026-06-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 5,889 points | HardwareDB (aggregated Geekbench Browser submissions) 2026-09-05 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 5,889 points | HardwareDB 2026-08-04 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 5,711 points | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| PassMark single thread | 2,501 points | PassMark Software 2026-09-05 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,573 points | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,572 points | HardwareDB (aggregated Geekbench Browser submissions) 2026-09-05 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,572 points | HardwareDB 2026-08-04 |
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