AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD A12-9800

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD A12-9800 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

AMD A12-9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 1664
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17767 vs 3583
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1196 vs 552
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6759 vs 1679

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	17767 vs 3583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196 vs 552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759 vs 1679

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2568

1664

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17767

3583

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1196

552

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6759

1679

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568	1664
PassMark - CPU mark	17767	3583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196	552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759	1679
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4635	0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8307

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD A12-9800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	March 2019	27 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1106	951
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$139
OPN PIB		AD9800AUABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9800AUM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		12.51
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.2 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		90°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0 x8