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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Epyc 7F72. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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Q2/2020
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AMD Epyc 7F72
AMD Epyc 7F72

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or AMD Epyc 7F72? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Epyc 7F72 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 240 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    134 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 19% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    95 W left arrow 240 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    175 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    236 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    36 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    56 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    138 place
AMD Epyc 7F72 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7F72
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  • More number of cores

    18 more cores

    24 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7F72 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    243 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
AMD Epyc 7F72 AMD Epyc 7F72
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Epyc 7002
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X left arrow -
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
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 48
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (24 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.5 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 no iGPU
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
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 Epyc 7F72 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 128
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD Epyc 7F72 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 240 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD Epyc 7F72, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Rome (Zen 2)
  • 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
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 192.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow SP3
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD Epyc 7F72.

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.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

501.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
425.000000
AMD Epyc 7F72

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