AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Sempron 3600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Sempron 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

AMD Sempron 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 100% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2195 vs 377
35.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13041 vs 364

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 April 2017 vs May 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195 vs 377
PassMark - CPU mark	13041 vs 364

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3600+

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2195

377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13041

364

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	AMD Sempron 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195	377
PassMark - CPU mark	13041	364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	AMD Sempron 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Manila
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	11 April 2017	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$230	$12
OPN PIB	YD160XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray	YD160XBCM6IAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1811	3180
Price now	$171.03	$12
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	22.78	11.93
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz
Die size	192 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	4800 million	81 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	62 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)