Ryzen 5 3600 vs Turion II M500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 1987% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2812 | 674 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 11 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 25.42 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 11.48 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion II M500 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3600, on the other hand, has a 1987.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M500 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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