Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 5 2600X

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	862	677
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.37	17.90
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	8.73	11.41
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600X has 91% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V

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Memory specs

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

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	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	9.09	11.89
Recency	13 April 2018	27 May 2019
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm

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