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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Released
Q4/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF? 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 Ryzen 5 1600 AF has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

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
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    641 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    324 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    228 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    461 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    254 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    594 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    505 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    94 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    442 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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 Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • 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 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
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, SVM
  • 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 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2019

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 Ryzen 5 1600 AF.

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
1235
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
924
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
9113
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6614
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
3570
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2684
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
148
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
1221
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
941
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
5241
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
372.4
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

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