AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 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 PRO 3600

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17654 vs 12657

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs March 2019
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17654 vs 12657

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2674 vs 2576

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2674 vs 2576

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2576

2674

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17654

12657

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2576	2674
PassMark - CPU mark	17654	12657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	March 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	688	1077
Processor Number	PRO 3600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$120
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		4,800 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
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
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™)