AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD A8-3850

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and AMD A8-3850 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
• Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm
• Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2241 vs 1216
• 5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13172 vs 2397
• 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 974 vs 361
• 4.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5321 vs 1136
• 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.922 vs 0.404

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3850

• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 211.23 vs 46.475

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU 2: AMD A8-3850

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2241 1216
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	13172 2397
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	974 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	5321 1136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	46.475 211.23
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.922 0.404

Compare specifications (specs)