AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E 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 7 2700E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4 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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2760 vs 2410
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18638 vs 14657

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2020 vs September 2018
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2760 vs 2410
PassMark - CPU mark	18638 vs 14657

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2760

2410

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18638

14657

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2760	2410
PassMark - CPU mark	18638	14657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4915

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	July 2020	September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
OPN PIB	100-100000281BOX
Place in performance rating	920	915
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YD270EBHM88AF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 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		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 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
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)