A6-9220e vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and A6-9220e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	618	2673
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.19	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data
Current price	$190 (0.8x MSRP)	$308

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X and A6-9220e 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X and A6-9220e 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	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and A6-9220e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and A6-9220e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and A6-9220e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

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 3600X outperforms A6-9220e by 1768% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.77	0.63
Recency	7 July 2019	1 June 2017
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

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