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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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: 2650 vs 2563
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18168 vs 17711
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 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4736 vs 4614

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2650 vs 2563
PassMark - CPU mark	18168 vs 17711
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240 vs 1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918 vs 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4736 vs 4614

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2563

2650

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17711

18168

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

4614

4736

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563	2650
PassMark - CPU mark	17711	18168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196	1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759	6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4614	4736

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	1148	1108
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™)