AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and AMD Ryzen 9 3800X 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

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AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

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Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

1048576x 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

L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2980 vs 2907
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24490 vs 21586

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2019 vs 30 Sep 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2980 vs 2907
PassMark - CPU mark	24490 vs 21586

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2907

2980

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21586

24490

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2907	2980
PassMark - CPU mark	21586	24490

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	December 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	13	10
Processor Number	PRO 3600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	32MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		7 nm
Transistor count		19,200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 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™)