Ryzen 5 3600 vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Ryzen 5 3500X Ryzen 5 3600 Ryzen 5 3600X Ryzen 5 3600XT Ryzen 7 3800X Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 TF-20
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.16
Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.07
+6819%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 6819% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3302702
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.59
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon 64AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.6116.21
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache0.1 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1g1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protectionno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.16 11.07
Recency 1 May 2009 7 July 2019
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3600, on the other hand, has a 6818.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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