AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and AMD FX-8350 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

AMD FX-8350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 61°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2474 vs 1582
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17202 vs 6080

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs 23 October 2012
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2474 vs 1582
PassMark - CPU mark	17202 vs 6080

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
L2 cache	8 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2474

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17202

6080

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark	2474	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	17202	6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.137

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD FX-8350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Vishera
Family	Ryzen 5	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	23 October 2012
OPN Tray	100-000000029	FD8350FRW8KHK
Place in performance rating	849	2541
Processor Number	PRO 3600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		FD8350FRHKBOX
Price now		$79.99
Series		AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		32.95
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	61°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count		1200 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	n / a
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)