AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD Athlon 240GE 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 3600X

AMD Athlon 240GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2653 vs 1968
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18213 vs 4534

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653 vs 1968
PassMark - CPU mark	18213 vs 4534

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2653

1968

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18213

4534

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD Athlon 240GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653	1968
PassMark - CPU mark	18213	4534
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4734

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD Athlon 240GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	March 2019
Place in performance rating	1066	1200
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray		YD240GC6M2OFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		5
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of GPU cores		3
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0