Ryzen 5 3600 vs Athlon II X4 631

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 631
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.39
Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.60
+735%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by a whopping 735% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 631 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2238686
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.2716.27
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date17 August 2011 (13 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 631 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 631 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 631 and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 631 and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 631 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon II X4 631 1.39
Ryzen 5 3600 11.60
+735%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X4 631 2122
Ryzen 5 3600 17748
+736%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 631 278
Ryzen 5 3600 1614
+481%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 631 866
Ryzen 5 3600 6916
+699%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 11.60
Recency 17 August 2011 7 July 2019
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 734.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 631 in performance tests.


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