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AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-04-11
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
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2019-07-07
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Reasons to consider
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    391 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    656 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    574 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    117 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    480 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    138 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    59 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    178 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow None
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 1400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow Matisse
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow 0.375 MB
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD1400BBAEBOX left arrow 100-100000031BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD1400BBAEMPK left arrow 100-100000031MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD1400BBM4KAE left arrow 100-000000031
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow 2019-07-07
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

More results: 9

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 5835.6676 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / B450 Gaming-ITX/ac
Duration: 171.36 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

139.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
197.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

731.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
1578.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

787.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
1183.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3068.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
6821.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

526.200000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
235.700000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

8443.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
17877.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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