Ryzen 5 3600 vs Athlon 220GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 220GE and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1571	615
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.27	40.60
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	1 June 2018 (5 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$199
Current price	$180 (2.8x MSRP)	$148 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600 has 851% better value for money than Athlon 220GE.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE 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	4	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE 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 Athlon 220GE and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and Ryzen 5 3600.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Athlon 220GE by 301% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.86	11.48
Recency	1 June 2018	7 July 2019
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Cost	$65	$199
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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