AMD Ryzen 5 Matisse 3500 OEM (100-000000050)

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AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is a new low-cost gaming and work processor that has caught up and even outperformed the competing Core i5-9400F. It has six physical cores of the latest Zen 2 architecture without SMT multithreading and 16 MB L3 cache (only 9 MB for the i5-9400F). And the Ryzen 5 3500X, which is currently only sold in China, has an even more capacious cache — as much as 32 MB.

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The frequency formula of the Ryzen 5 3500, like the 3500X, is 3.6 – 4.1 GHz (base frequency and Precision Boost on one core, respectively). With a parallel load on all cores, the processor usually operates at a frequency of 3.9 GHz. And by manual overclocking, if you're lucky with a successful copy of the chip, you can boost the frequency up to 4.2 GHz.

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Traditionally for Ryzen processors, regardless of generation, memory bandwidth plays an important role. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to get a kit of RAM with a higher frequency, since Matisse chips on X570 motherboards conquer the frequency with a 1: 1 synchronous bus up to 3600 MHz. In most games, the six-core Ryzen 5 3500 performs roughly on par with the more expensive twelve-thread Ryzen 5 3600. The only exceptions are Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Watch Dogs 2, which can load at least 32 threads.

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Also, parity is observed in streaming, recording let's plays and video editing, because in this case the main part of the load falls on a discrete graphics card. Perhaps the only daunting task for the non-threaded Ryzen 5 3500 is professional 3D modeling in 3Ds Maximum But even a 12-thread 3600 is rather weak for it, you need at least a 16-thread 3700X/3800X, or better a flagship 3950X with 16 cores and 32 threads. Fortunately, you can spend the first time on the low-cost Ryzen 5 3500, and then upgrade to a more powerful processor without replacing the motherboard.