AMD Ryzen 7 5825U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5825U and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3057 vs 2650
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Jan 2022 vs March 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3057 vs 2650
PassMark - CPU mark 18228 vs 18168

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 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
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3057
2650
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18228
18168
Name AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3057 2650
PassMark - CPU mark 18228 18168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4736

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 2
Launch date 6 Jan 2022 March 2019
OPN Tray 100-000000580
Place in performance rating 571 1108
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 96K (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512K (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 16 16
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1800 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Number of pipelines 512
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 15-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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™)