EPYC Embedded 8434P vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and EPYC Embedded 8434P 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 processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency16.27no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Siena (2023−2024)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2024 (less than a year 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 EPYC Embedded 8434P 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)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads1296
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data4x 73 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million35,500 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and EPYC Embedded 8434P 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
SocketAM4SP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and EPYC Embedded 8434P. 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 3600 and EPYC Embedded 8434P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and EPYC Embedded 8434P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
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-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and EPYC Embedded 8434P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 1 October 2024
Physical cores 6 48
Threads 12 96
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 200 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has 207.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC Embedded 8434P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and EPYC Embedded 8434P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while EPYC Embedded 8434P is a server/workstation one.


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