AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 71% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 55.5°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 136 Watt

Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs March 2008
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 55.5°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 136 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	12288 KB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
PassMark - Single thread mark	2495
PassMark - CPU mark	17402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6682

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Yorkfield
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	March 2008
OPN Tray	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	828	833
Processor Number	PRO 3600	QX9770
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	12288 KB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	55.5°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1600 MHz FSB
Die size		214 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		55 °C
Transistor count		820 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	136 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)