AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD A10-7860K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD A10-7860K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

AMD A10-7860K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2651 vs 1483
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18177 vs 3270
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1240 vs 516
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6918 vs 1510

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2651 vs 1483
PassMark - CPU mark	18177 vs 3270
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918 vs 1510

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7860K

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU 2: AMD A10-7860K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2651

1483

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18177

3270

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1240

516

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6918

1510

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD A10-7860K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2651	1483
PassMark - CPU mark	18177	3270
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240	516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918	1510
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		245.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		89.484
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6023

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD A10-7860K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019
Place in performance rating	1093	1077
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD786KYBJABOX
OPN Tray		AD786KYBI44JC
Series		AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		757 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan