Braswell vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	619	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.08	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Airmont (2015−2016)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data
Current price	$210 (0.8x MSRP)	$217

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X and Braswell 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)	no data
Threads	12	no data
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X and Braswell 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

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

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Braswell 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 Braswell. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
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

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

7 nm

14 nm

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