AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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 4655GE

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2662 vs 2487

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 Nov 2022 vs 30 Sep 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2662 vs 2487

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17396 vs 14436

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17396 vs 14436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2662

2487

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14436

17396

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2662	2487
PassMark - CPU mark	14436	17396

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Essentials
Launch date	11 Nov 2022	30 Sep 2019
Place in performance rating	789	830
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		100-000000029
Processor Number		PRO 3600
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	9,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
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™)