Ryzen 5 3600 vs Xeon 7140M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 7140M and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	674
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.95
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Tulsa (2006)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	August 2006 (18 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

Xeon 7140M 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	4	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1328 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.1V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 7140M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PPGA604	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7140M and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon 7140M and Ryzen 5 3600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7140M and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7140M and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	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

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Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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