i7-8560U vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking687not rated
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.69no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency16.27no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U 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
SocketAM4Intel BGA 1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 620

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 1 October 2018
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 9 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i7-8560U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-8560U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Core i7-8560U is a notebook one.


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