AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2759 vs 2275
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18648 vs 13509

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2020 vs September 2018
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2759 vs 2275
PassMark - CPU mark	18648 vs 13509

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

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 3600XT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2759

2275

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18648

13509

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2759	2275
PassMark - CPU mark	18648	13509
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4889

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	July 2020	September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
OPN PIB	100-100000281BOX
Place in performance rating	907	892
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD260BBBM6IAF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)