AMD Ryzen 3 3300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3300 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 3300

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512K (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3300
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3300	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark		2563
PassMark - CPU mark		17711
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4614

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019	March 2019
Place in performance rating	not rated	1148
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)