AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1283 vs 1240
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9002 vs 6918
Around 31% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6209 vs 4734

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 July 2019 vs March 2019
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283 vs 1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002 vs 6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6209 vs 4734

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1283

1240

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9002

6918

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6209

4734

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283	1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002	6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6209	4734
PassMark - Single thread mark		2654
PassMark - CPU mark		18216

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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	1209	1068
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	4 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	4.8 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	95 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
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)