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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 5 2600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 was released in Q2/2018. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 was released in Q3/2019. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 (91) | Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (91) |
| AMD Ryzen 2000 (9) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 3000 (15) |
| 2 | Generation | 3 |
| Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) | Architecture | Matisse (Zen 2) |
| Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| -- | Predecessor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is 3.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is at 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz). |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 3.40 GHz | Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.20 GHz |
| 3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 4.00 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 5 2600 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 46.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 16.00 MB | L3 Cache | 32.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| 19.7 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is 65 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 32.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| 12 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| AM4 (PGA 1331) | Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q2/2018 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 195 $ | Release price | 185 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 9 CPU benchmarks
Price-performance ratio
Geekbench 6 multi-core score divided by the processor's release price. Higher is better.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Geekbench 6 MT: 5,387 / 195 $ |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Geekbench 6 MT: 6,784 / 185 $ |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
3.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9,150 CB R23 MC @ 87 W |
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Comparison of the two processors
The comparison between the two processors AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is also a comparison between two different Ryzen generations. While the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is still based on the optimized Zen cores (Zen +), the more powerful and efficient Zen 2 CPU cores are already at work in the AMD Ryzen 5 3600.By jumping to the 7 nm manufacturing technology of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600, AMD was able to increase the clock frequencies compared to the AMD Ryzen 5 2600, which was still manufactured in 12 nm. The clock increases are between 200 and 400 MHz, depending on the processor. Together with further optimizations, AMD was able to increase the raw performance per clock (IPC) of the Ryzen 3xxx processors again.
Both the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 have 6 cores and can process up to 12 threads simultaneously or in parallel through activated SMT. Like almost all Ryzen desktop processors, the processors presented here can be overclocked very easily. Both processors do not have an integrated graphics card (iGPU). A dedicated graphics card is therefore required for operation.
While the Zen + (Ryzen 2xxx) processors support RAM up to DDR4-2933, the newer Zen 2 CPU cores can already address DDR4-3200 RAM. By overclocking the RAM, speeds of DDR4-3600 are usually possible without any problems. The older Zen + CPU cores mostly support up to DDR4-3466. AMD has doubled the supported amount of RAM with the Ryzen 3xxx processors from 64 to 128 GB.
The level 3 cache has also doubled, which was a bit of a problem with the Zen + processors. In some applications and especially in PC games, the Ryzen 2xxx desktop processors were not always convincing and were especially inferior to the fast Intel processors. This has changed with Ryzen 3xxx: they can also keep up very well with Intel's Core i5 / i7 / i9 processors in PC games.
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