AMD Ryzen 5 3500

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is a mid-range desktop processor from AMD's Ryzen 3000 series, launched in November 2019. It features 6 cores and 6 threads, with a base clock of 3.6 GHz and a boost clock of 4.1 GHz. The processor is built on a 7 nm process node and uses the Zen 2 microarchitecture. It has 16 MB of L3 cache, 384 KB of L1 cache, and 3 MB of L2 cache. The Ryzen 5 3500 supports DDR4-3200 memory across two channels and provides 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes. It does not include integrated graphics and requires a discrete GPU. The processor uses the AM4 socket and has an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. It is compatible with AMD 400 and 500 series chipsets.