AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD PRO A10-8770

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD PRO A10-8770 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

AMD PRO A10-8770

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
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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 1581
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17768 vs 3538

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568 vs 1581
PassMark - CPU mark	17768 vs 3538

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8770

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2568

1581

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17768

3538

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD PRO A10-8770
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568	1581
PassMark - CPU mark	17768	3538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4635

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD PRO A10-8770
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019	Q3 2016
Place in performance rating	1107	1512
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD877BAGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 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	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	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
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
Processor graphics		R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0