AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Athlon II X2 235e

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
4,073

Rank #1,831

5,669
4,073

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 28.2% (Rank #378 vs #1831)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,834

Rank #341

vs
3,939

Rank #1,811

5,834
3,939

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 32.5% (Rank #341 vs #1811)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,421

Rank #424

vs
4,274

Rank #1,836

5,421
4,274

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 21.2% (Rank #424 vs #1836)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,059

Rank #344

vs
4,482

Rank #1,653

5,059
4,482

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 11.4% (Rank #344 vs #1653)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,123

Rank #357

vs
4,465

Rank #1,567

5,123
4,465

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 12.8% (Rank #357 vs #1567)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,096

Rank #342

vs
4,466

Rank #1,629

5,096
4,466

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 12.4% (Rank #342 vs #1629)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon II X2 235e Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,700 MHz
+25%
Clock Multiplier
36x
14x
+62.5%
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
45 W
30.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon II X2 235e
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3600 --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Regor
Socket Socket Socket AM3
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
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 II X2 235e
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3600
Ryzen
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3600
3000
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3600
3600
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3600
Zen 2
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3600
Matisse
Athlon II X2 235e
Regor

Socket

Ryzen 5 3600
Socket
Athlon II X2 235e
Socket AM3

Package

Ryzen 5 3600
µOPGA-1331
Athlon II X2 235e
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3600
DDR4-3200
Athlon II X2 235e
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3600
Yes
Athlon II X2 235e
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3600
4.0
Athlon II X2 235e
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3600
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop
Athlon II X2 235e
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 5 3600
$199.00
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3600
No
Athlon II X2 235e
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon II X2 235e
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 117 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 II X2 235e
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3600
74 mm²
Athlon II X2 235e
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3600
3,800
Athlon II X2 235e
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3600
TSMC
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3600
CMOS
Athlon II X2 235e
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3600
64-bit
Athlon II X2 235e
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3600
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X2 235e
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon II X2 235e
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