Athlon 64 3600+ vs Ryzen 5 2600X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Athlon 64 3600+ by a whopping 2215% 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 | 1067 | 3301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.88 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.52 | 0.16 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 19 April 2018 (7 years ago) | June 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon 64 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.25 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128K |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon 64 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 |
| Socket | AM4 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon 64 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon 64 3600+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon 64 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon 64 3600+.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.87 | 0.34 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600X has a 2214.7% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 3600+, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 3600+ in performance tests.
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