AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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, 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 A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2652 vs 1490
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18185 vs 3314
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1240 vs 475
4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6918 vs 1409

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2652 vs 1490
PassMark - CPU mark	18185 vs 3314
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240 vs 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918 vs 1409

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

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 A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2652

1490

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18185

3314

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1240

475

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6918

1409

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2652	1490
PassMark - CPU mark	18185	3314
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240	475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918	1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4736	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		9707

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	March 2019	27 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1099	1081
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$78
OPN PIB		AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$64.99
Series		AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45/65 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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0 x8