Ryzen 5 3600 vs A6-9220C

Primary details

Comparing A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2734	689
Place by popularity	not in top-100	9
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.58
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	10.49	16.27
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-9220C 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	160 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	3 MB
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220C 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.936 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 3600.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	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	0.69	11.60
Recency	6 January 2019	7 July 2019
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

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