Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 7 2700E

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	748	624
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.44	40.43
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	19 September 2018 (5 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199
Current price	$281	$148 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600 has 201% better value for money than Ryzen 7 2700E.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 3600 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 3600 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 3600.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

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 Ryzen 7 2700E by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.39	11.38
Recency	19 September 2018	7 July 2019
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm

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