AMD Ryzen 3 3300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3300 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.8 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	4.8 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 3600X

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3300	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark		2652
PassMark - CPU mark		18190
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4736

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019	March 2019
Place in performance rating	not rated	1100
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	4 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	4.8 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	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)