Ryzen 5 3600X vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a whopping 1625% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3071 | 892 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 13.87 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 4.60 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 | S1 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen 5 3600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen 5 3600X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 10.35 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 6 |
| Threads | 3 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 95 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P820 has 280% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3600X, on the other hand, has a 1625% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 P820 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop one.
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