AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X has a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2022.

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

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    118 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21% better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    92 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    586 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    120 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    66 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    340 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.62 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 105 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

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.60 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
    AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9 left arrow
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM5 (LGA 1718) left arrow AM4
  • L2-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Part Number
    100-100000593WOF left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1976
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1235
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
15315
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
9113
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
759
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
472
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
5989
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
3570
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
2197
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
197
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
11874
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1578
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
28672
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
313
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6821
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
2510
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
17877
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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