Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Ryzen 5 3600
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 692 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 9 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.91 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 16.26 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 9900 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon 610M |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 17 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 7840HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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