AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

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
3,797

Rank #2,016

5,669
3,797

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 33% (Rank #378 vs #2016)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,834

Rank #341

vs
3,483

Rank #2,020

5,834
3,483

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 40.3% (Rank #341 vs #2020)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,421

Rank #424

vs
4,269

Rank #1,850

5,421
4,269

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 21.3% (Rank #424 vs #1850)

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 X2 BE-2300 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
1,900 MHz
+47.2%
Clock Multiplier
36x
10x
+73.6%
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
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon X2 BE-2300
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3600 --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Brisbane
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 X2 BE-2300
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3600
Ryzen
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3600
3000
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3600
3600
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3600
Zen 2
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3600
Matisse
Athlon X2 BE-2300
Brisbane

Socket

Ryzen 5 3600
Socket
Athlon X2 BE-2300
Socket AM2

Package

Ryzen 5 3600
µOPGA-1331
Athlon X2 BE-2300
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3600
DDR4-3200
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3600
Yes
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3600
4.0
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3600
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop
Athlon X2 BE-2300
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 5 3600
$199.00
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3600
No
Athlon X2 BE-2300
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon X2 BE-2300
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 126 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 X2 BE-2300
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3600
74 mm²
Athlon X2 BE-2300
126 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3600
3,800
Athlon X2 BE-2300
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3600
TSMC
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 3600
CMOS
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3600
64-bit
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3600
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X2 BE-2300
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon X2 BE-2300
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