AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 7 PRO 2700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2257
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17768 vs 16908

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2019 vs September 2018
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568 vs 2257
PassMark - CPU mark	17768 vs 16908

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2568

2257

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17768

16908

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568	2257
PassMark - CPU mark	17768	16908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4635

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	March 2019	September 2018
Place in performance rating	1107	851
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD27BXBAM88AF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0