Athlon X4 870K vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Athlon X4 870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	625	1748
Place by popularity	11	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	40.45	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Godaveri (2014−2018)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	December 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$148 (0.7x MSRP)	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Athlon X4 870K 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Athlon X4 870K 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Athlon X4 870K. 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 Ryzen 5 3600 and Athlon X4 870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Athlon X4 870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Athlon X4 870K.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 X4 870K by 422% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.48	2.20
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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