AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2654 vs 2568
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18217 vs 17772
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1240 vs 1196
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6918 vs 6759
  • Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4734 vs 4635
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2654 vs 2568
PassMark - CPU mark 18217 vs 17772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1240 vs 1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6918 vs 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4734 vs 4635

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2568
2654
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17772
18217
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1196
1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6759
6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4635
4734
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 2654
PassMark - CPU mark 17772 18217
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1196 1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6759 6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4635 4734

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen 2
Launch date March 2019 March 2019
Place in performance rating 1105 1068
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 4.8 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Transistor count 4800 million 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

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

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)