AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1283 vs 1196
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9002 vs 6759
Around 34% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6196 vs 4622

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 July 2019 vs March 2019
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283 vs 1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002 vs 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6196 vs 4622

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1283

1196

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9002

6759

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6196

4622

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283	1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002	6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6196	4622
PassMark - Single thread mark		2566
PassMark - CPU mark		17742

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 7
Launch date	7 July 2019	March 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$399
OPN PIB	100-100000025BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000025
Place in performance rating	1154	1136
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16
Advanced Technologies
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™)