AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 104445% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2707 vs 2568
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32660 vs 17768
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1276 vs 1196
Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12037 vs 6759
Around 85% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8594 vs 4635

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 July 2019 vs March 2019
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz vs 4.4 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2707 vs 2568
PassMark - CPU mark	32660 vs 17768
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1276 vs 1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12037 vs 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8594 vs 4635

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2707

2568

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32660

17768

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1276

1196

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

12037

6759

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

8594

4635

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2707	2568
PassMark - CPU mark	32660	17768
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1276	1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12037	6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8594	4635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	22.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen
Launch date	7 July 2019	March 2019
OPN PIB	100-100000023BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000023
Place in performance rating	1006	1107
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3800 MHz	3.6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
L1 cache		96K (per core)
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
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
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™)