AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD FX-9590. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Released
Q3/2013
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AMD FX-9590
AMD FX-9590

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or AMD FX-9590? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD FX-9590 has a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 220 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    340 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 220 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    185 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    183 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    409 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    127 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    297 place
AMD FX-9590 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-9590
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    931 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-9590 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    755 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    414 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    997 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    767 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    51 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    526 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    510 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    518 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD FX
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD FX-9000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 5.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-9590 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD FX-9590 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 220 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Vishera (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD FX-9590.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
114
AMD FX-9590
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
1578
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
713
AMD FX-9590
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
1183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
634
AMD FX-9590
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
6821
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3020
AMD FX-9590
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
235.7
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
625.9
AMD FX-9590
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
17877
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
10465
AMD FX-9590

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