Ryzen 5 3600 vs A8-8600P
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms A8-8600P by a whopping 692% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2091 | 631 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 11 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.13 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
| Current price | $215 | $148 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-8600P 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on A8-8600P 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | 1 | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| HSA | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | - |
| iGPU core count | 6 | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | - |
| Vulkan | 1 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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.
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms A8-8600P by 692% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms A8-8600P by 693% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms A8-8600P by 344% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms A8-8600P by 583% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.45 | 11.48 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-8600P in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-8600P is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-8600P and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
