AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Athlon X4 870K

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
4,460

Rank #1,324

5,669
4,460

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 21.3% (Rank #378 vs #1324)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,834

Rank #341

vs
4,470

Rank #1,318

5,834
4,470

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 23.4% (Rank #341 vs #1318)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,421

Rank #424

vs
4,445

Rank #1,334

5,421
4,445

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 18% (Rank #424 vs #1334)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,059

Rank #344

vs
4,587

Rank #998

5,059
4,587

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 9.3% (Rank #344 vs #998)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,123

Rank #357

vs
4,549

Rank #1,056

5,123
4,549

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 11.2% (Rank #357 vs #1056)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,096

Rank #342

vs
4,542

Rank #1,144

5,096
4,542

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 10.9% (Rank #342 vs #1144)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon X4 870K Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
12
4
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,900 MHz
-7.7%
Clock Multiplier
36x
39x
-7.7%
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
95 W
31.6% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
28 nm
75% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon X4 870K
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3600 --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Godaveri
Socket Socket Socket FM2+
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 No

Designer

Ryzen 5 3600
AMD
Athlon X4 870K
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3600
Ryzen
Athlon X4 870K
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3600
3000
Athlon X4 870K
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3600
3600
Athlon X4 870K
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3600
Zen 2
Athlon X4 870K
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3600
Matisse
Athlon X4 870K
Godaveri

Socket

Ryzen 5 3600
Socket
Athlon X4 870K
Socket FM2+

Package

Ryzen 5 3600
µOPGA-1331
Athlon X4 870K
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3600
DDR4-3200
Athlon X4 870K
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3600
Yes
Athlon X4 870K
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3600
4.0
Athlon X4 870K
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3600
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon X4 870K
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop
Athlon X4 870K
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 5 3600
$199.00
Athlon X4 870K
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3600
No
Athlon X4 870K
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon X4 870K
Process 7 nm 28 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 245 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 2,411
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3600
7 nm
Athlon X4 870K
28 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3600
74 mm²
Athlon X4 870K
245 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3600
3,800
Athlon X4 870K
2,411

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3600
TSMC
Athlon X4 870K
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 5 3600
CMOS
Athlon X4 870K
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3600
64-bit
Athlon X4 870K
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3600
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X4 870K
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3600 Athlon X4 870K
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
FMA4
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
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64