AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,669

Rank #378

vs
3,935

Rank #1,939

5,669
3,935

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 30.6% (Rank #378 vs #1939)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,834

Rank #341

vs
3,880

Rank #1,841

5,834
3,880

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 33.5% (Rank #341 vs #1841)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,421

Rank #424

vs
4,017

Rank #2,055

5,421
4,017

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 25.9% (Rank #424 vs #2055)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,059

Rank #344

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,123

Rank #357

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,096

Rank #342

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,600 MHz
+27.8%
Clock Multiplier
36x
13x
+63.9%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
--
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
89 W
27% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
90 nm
92.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3600 --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Windsor
Socket Socket Socket AM2
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 --
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $199.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3600
AMD
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3600
Ryzen
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3600
3000
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3600
3600
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3600
Zen 2
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3600
Matisse
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Windsor

Socket

Ryzen 5 3600
Socket
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Socket AM2

Package

Ryzen 5 3600
µOPGA-1331
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3600
DDR4-3200
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3600
Yes
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3600
4.0
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3600
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 5 3600
$199.00
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3600
No
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Process 7 nm 90 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 220 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3600
7 nm
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
90 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3600
74 mm²
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
220 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3600
3,800
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3600
TSMC
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3600
CMOS
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3600
64-bit
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3600
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon 64 X2 5000+
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64