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.
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 |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1283 | 1196 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 9002 | 6759 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 6196 | 4622 |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2567 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 17747 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 1156 | 1138 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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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 |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 3200 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x16 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |