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AMD Epyc 72F3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2021
AMD Epyc 72F3
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Q3/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 72F3 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Epyc 72F3 has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 180 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

AMD Epyc 72F3 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 72F3
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 72F3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    138 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 180 W

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 Epyc 72F3 AMD Epyc 72F3
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 Epyc 7003 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • 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
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.1 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • 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
    no iGPU left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Graphics verification source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
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 Epyc 72F3. 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
    8 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 72F3 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.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    180 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    165 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    200 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 72F3 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Milan (Zen 3) left arrow Matisse (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
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    256.00 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow 2019-07-07
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Matisse
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer OS Support
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000031BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000031MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000031
  • Official source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Verification scope
    - left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    - left arrow 2026-10-01

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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

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