AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
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 14 nm FinFET
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 2124
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17711 vs 7748

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2019 vs 10 May 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563 vs 2124
PassMark - CPU mark	17711 vs 7748

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2563

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17711

7748

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	17711	7748
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4614

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019	10 May 2018
Place in performance rating	1148	1164
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD2400C6M4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm FinFET
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of GPU cores		11
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		n/a
Thermal Solution		Not included
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1250 MHz
iGPU core count		11
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x8