Ryzen 5 3600X vs A6-5200

Primary details

Comparing A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2422	678
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.70
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	3.98	11.41
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	3 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8400	-
Number of pipelines	128	-
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	-
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 5 3600X.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.07	11.67
Recency	23 May 2013	27 May 2019
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

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