AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD PRO A12-9800

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD PRO A12-9800 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.2 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 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2654 vs 1686
• 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18217 vs 3705

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2654 1686
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	18217 3705

Compare specifications (specs)