Celeron P4600 vs Ryzen 5 3600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
+2008%
Celeron P4600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Celeron P4600 by a whopping 2008% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7002859
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency16.181.43
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)28 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600 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)
SocketAM4PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size128 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video-+
Graphics max frequency-667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron P4600.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 11.17
+2008%
Celeron P4600 0.53

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 17745
+1998%
Celeron P4600 846

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 3600 1614
+455%
Celeron P4600 291

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 3600 6915
+1197%
Celeron P4600 533

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.17 0.53
Recency 7 July 2019 28 March 2010
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 2007.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron P4600, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron P4600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Celeron P4600 is a notebook one.


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