Ryzen 5 3600 vs Athlon 300U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.43
Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
+360%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Athlon 300U by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 300U and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1771702
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.82
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD AthlonAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency15.3316.26
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge 2 (2019)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date6 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.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 300U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Number of transistors4940 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 300U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 5 3600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Athlon 300U 2.43
Ryzen 5 3600 11.17
+360%

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.

Athlon 300U 3867
Ryzen 5 3600 17742
+359%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Athlon 300U 308
Ryzen 5 3600 1568
+409%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Athlon 300U 119
Ryzen 5 3600 192
+61.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 11.17
Recency 6 January 2019 7 July 2019
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 300U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3600, on the other hand, has a 359.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 300U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 300U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 300U and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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