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.

 

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 2487
PassMark - CPU mark 17396
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 830 834
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)