AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Core i5-8500T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Core i5-8500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more threads: 12 vs 6
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2495 vs 2016
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17402 vs 7736
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 Sep 2019 vs April 2018
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads 12 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB vs 9216 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2495 vs 2016
PassMark - CPU mark 17402 vs 7736

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8500T

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8500T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2495
2016
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17402
7736
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 Intel Core i5-8500T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2495 2016
PassMark - CPU mark 17402 7736
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4003
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3742
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6497
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3742
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6497

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 Intel Core i5-8500T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Family Ryzen 5
Launch date 30 Sep 2019 April 2018
OPN Tray 100-000000029
Place in performance rating 828 798
Processor Number PRO 3600 i5-8500T
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $218.34
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 13.46

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 2.10 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB 9216 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of threads 12 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot