Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 5 2600E

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated702
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.81
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data16.26
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date10 September 2018 (6 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

Ryzen 5 2600E 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache576 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Number of transistors4800 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600E 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 5 3600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2018 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600E has 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

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