AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD A8-7600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD A8-7600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

AMD A8-7600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.8 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 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 1446
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17711 vs 3212
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1196 vs 486
4.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6759 vs 1415

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563 vs 1446
PassMark - CPU mark	17711 vs 3212
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759 vs 1415

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD A8-7600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2563

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17711

3212

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1196

486

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6759

1415

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD A8-7600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563	1446
PassMark - CPU mark	17711	3212
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196	486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759	1415
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD A8-7600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019
Place in performance rating	1148	1708
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray		AD7600YBI44JA
Series		AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.1 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	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		384
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