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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 5 3600
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600 against the 3.6 GHz Ryzen 5 3600. On
this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful
information.
Review | Differences | Performance | Specs | Comments
Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance Multi-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks Measure performance when all cores are involved
Ryzen 5 5600 69 Ryzen 5 5600 38
Ryzen 5 3600 57 Ryzen 5 3600 32
Power Efficiency NanoReview Final Score
The efficiency score of power consumption Generic CPU rating
Ryzen 5 5600 75 Ryzen 5 5600 57
Ryzen 5 3600 60 Ryzen 5 3600 47
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop
CPUs.
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 3600 and 5600
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Newer - released 2-years and 8-months later
23% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2087 vs 1690 points
5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R23
Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +16% 1492 Ryzen 5 5600 +13% 10628
Ryzen 5 3600 1287 Ryzen 5 3600 9443
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GeekBench v6
The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +23% 2087 Ryzen 5 5600 +26% 9060
Ryzen 5 3600 1690 Ryzen 5 3600 7213
File compression 998.5 MB/sec 646.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.8 Klines/sec 60 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 183.9 pages/sec 146 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 241.5 Mpixels/sec 201.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 208.3 pages/sec 140.7 pages/sec
Background blur 45.8 images/sec 37.5 images/sec
Photo processing 69.6 images/sec 52.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.2 Mpixels/sec 12.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]
PassMark
Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +27% 3259 Ryzen 5 5600 +22% 21618
Ryzen 5 3600 2569 Ryzen 5 3600 17785
Integer math 69.7 GOps/sec 48.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 38.9 GOps/sec 28.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 131M Primes/sec 107M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 26.4M Strings/sec 24M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.6 GBytes/sec 14 GBytes/sec
Data compression 251.2 MBytes/sec 220.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1300 Frames/sec 1161 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.7B Matrices/sec 14.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]
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Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 3600
General
Vendor AMD AMD
Released March 15, 2022 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 2 (Matisse)
Integrated GPU No No
CPU
Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 36x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes
Package
Transistors - 3.8 billions
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak temperature 90°C 95°C
Memory Support
Memory types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes
Misc
Official site AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 16
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Ryzen 5 3600 102 (29.4%)
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