AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Xeon W3540

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
4,416

Rank #1,378

5,669
4,416

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 22.1% (Rank #378 vs #1378)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,834

Rank #341

vs
4,347

Rank #1,442

5,834
4,347

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 25.5% (Rank #341 vs #1442)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,421

Rank #424

vs
4,520

Rank #1,193

5,421
4,520

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 16.6% (Rank #424 vs #1193)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,059

Rank #344

vs
4,600

Rank #963

5,059
4,600

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 9.1% (Rank #344 vs #963)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,123

Rank #357

vs
4,570

Rank #991

5,123
4,570

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 10.8% (Rank #357 vs #991)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,096

Rank #342

vs
4,576

Rank #1,031

5,096
4,576

Ryzen 5 3600 wins by 10.2% (Rank #342 vs #1031)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Xeon W3540 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
12
8
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,933 MHz
+18.5%
Clock Multiplier
36x
22x
+38.9%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
8 MiB
+76.2%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
130 W
50% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Xeon W3540
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3600 --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Bloomfield
Socket Socket Socket 1366
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $199.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3600
AMD
Xeon W3540
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3600
Ryzen
Xeon W3540
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3600
3000
Xeon W3540
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3600
3600
Xeon W3540
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3600
Zen 2
Xeon W3540
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3600
Matisse
Xeon W3540
Bloomfield

Socket

Ryzen 5 3600
Socket
Xeon W3540
Socket 1366

Package

Ryzen 5 3600
µOPGA-1331
Xeon W3540
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3600
DDR4-3200
Xeon W3540
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3600
Yes
Xeon W3540
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3600
4.0
Xeon W3540
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3600
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon W3540
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop
Xeon W3540
Server

Release Price

Ryzen 5 3600
$199.00
Xeon W3540
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3600
No
Xeon W3540
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Xeon W3540
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3600
7 nm
Xeon W3540
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3600
74 mm²
Xeon W3540
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3600
3,800
Xeon W3540
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3600
TSMC
Xeon W3540
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3600
CMOS
Xeon W3540
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3600
64-bit
Xeon W3540
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3600
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon W3540
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3600 Xeon W3540
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