AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 2563
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21866 vs 17711
Around 22% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5608 vs 4614

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs March 2019
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 2563
PassMark - CPU mark	21866 vs 17711
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608 vs 4614

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3363

2563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21866

17711

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5608

4614

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363	2563
PassMark - CPU mark	21866	17711
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608	4614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6759

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	March 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	661	1148
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)