Ryzen 5 3600 vs Turion 64 MK-36

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Aggregate performance score

Turion 64 MK-36
1 core / 1 thread, 31 Watt
0.21
Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
+5219%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Turion 64 MK-36 by a whopping 5219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 MK-36 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3217702
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.81
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesTurion 64AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.6416.26
Architecture codenameRichmondMatisse (2019−2020)
Release dateno data7 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

Turion 64 MK-36 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data3 MB
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 MK-36 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MK-36 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 Turion 64 MK-36 and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 MK-36 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 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.

Turion 64 MK-36 0.21
Ryzen 5 3600 11.17
+5219%

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.

Turion 64 MK-36 334
Ryzen 5 3600 17742
+5212%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Turion 64 MK-36 37
Ryzen 5 3600 1568
+4138%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 11.17
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 65 Watt

Turion 64 MK-36 has 109.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3600, on the other hand, has a 5219% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-36 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion 64 MK-36 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 MK-36 and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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