AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 39% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4614 vs 3319

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4614 vs 3319

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3319

4614

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319	4614
PassMark - Single thread mark		2563
PassMark - CPU mark		17711
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6759

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'2020	March 2019
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	1997	1148
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
64 bit support
L1 cache		96K (per core)
L2 cache		512K (per core)
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
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™)