AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2674 vs 2568

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2674 vs 2568

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 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17767 vs 12657
Around 45% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4635 vs 3192

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17767 vs 12657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4635 vs 3192

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2674

2568

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12657

17767

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3192

4635

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2674	2568
PassMark - CPU mark	12657	17767
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3192	4635
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6759

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019	March 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$120
Place in performance rating	1077	1107
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	4,800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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™)