The AMD Ryzen 5 3500X as a six-core CPU that supports six threads (in other words, no SMT support) and has a base clock of 3.6 GHz, The CPU can turbo boost to 4.1GHz, has a 65W TDP and 32MB of L3 cache. According to the first gaming benchmarks, this budget CPU is as fast as the Intel Core i5-9400F. There is an extreme case in which AMD's budget CPU is way faster than Intel's counterpart, however, there are also some cases in which Intel's CPU is slightly faster. The Ryzen 5 3500X's success will depend hugely on how AMD prices the six-core chip. Intel's Recommended Customer Price (RCP) for the Core i5-9400F is $182. However, we can usually find it on sale for $139.99. The price for the Ryzen 5 3500X on JD.com is 1,099 yuan, which converts to $155. There's also the more powerful AMD Ryzen 5 3600 selling for $199. If AMD could match the price of the Core i5-9400F, it'll be strong competition for the Intel chip.