AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Zen 2 architecture (7 nm process). It launched in Jul 2019. Clocks run from 3.6 GHz base to 4.2 GHz boost. A 32-MB L3 cache backs the cores (5.9 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the AM4 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (24 lanes). Rated TDP is 65 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization).

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 scores 2,557 in single-core performance and 17,650 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 6,718 for overall performance, 15,052 for productivity performance, 14,310 for creator performance, 17,540 for engineering performance and 12,084 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,942 per core, 1,471 per thread and 272 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 833. Its performance index is 83, so its overall performance is 17% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 scores 48,424 in integer math, 28,550 in floating-point math, 219,489 in compression, 13,916 in cryptography, 1,143 in physics simulation, 14,428 in vector SIMD, 109 in the prime sieve and 23,612 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 18% below in integer math, 38% below in floating-point math, 4% below in compression, 21% above in cryptography, 5% above in physics simulation, 7% below in vector SIMD, 63% above in the prime sieve and 4% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 4.20 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 5 family, uses the Zen 2 architecture, carries the codename Matisse and is manufactured on a 7 nm process. It launched in Jul 2019.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has 384 KB of L1 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache and 32 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 35.4 MB of cache, or 5.90 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 3 MB and L3 at 32 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 90% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 supports DDR4 memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 3,200 MT/s and delivers up to 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 uses the AM4 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 24 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is manufactured by TSMC. It launched at a price of $199.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size and Die Count. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same AM4 socket as the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, AMD 4700S, AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.