AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD A10-7890K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD A10-7890K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. 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 - T-Rex (Frames/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 3600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 1566
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17766 vs 3522
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2019 vs January 2016
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 vs 1566
PassMark - CPU mark 17766 vs 3522

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD A10-7890K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2568
1566
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17766
3522
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD A10-7890K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 1566
PassMark - CPU mark 17766 3522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 335.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 106.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3188

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD A10-7890K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Kaveri
Launch date March 2019 January 2016
Place in performance rating 1106 833
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $150
OPN PIB AD789KXDJCHBX
Price now $199.99
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100) 8.46

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 4.1 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16
Transistor count 4800 million 1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C
Number of GPU cores 8

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith cooler

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 866 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Number of pipelines 512
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0