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Key specs
Cores
6
Threads
12
Boost Clock
4.4 GHz
TDP
95 W
Socket
AM4
Process
7 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
42
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
91
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
536
TDP
95 W
Cache L3
32MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
91
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
536
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1799
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7670
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2646
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
18,124
Blender CPU
137.5
GeekBench v6
File compression
713.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation
64.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
156.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
232.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
149.6 pages/sec
Background blur
39 images/sec
Photo processing
54 images/sec
Ray tracing
13.1 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
49.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math
29.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
111M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
24.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption
14.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression
224.3 MBytes/sec
Physics
1180 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
14.8B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
5.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
80.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
190.8 PPW
Blender / Watt
1.45 PPW
General
Vendor
Amd
Released
July 7, 2019
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Integrated GPU
No
Intel Equivalent
- Intel Core i5 9600K
Successor
- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU
P-Cores
6
P-Threads
12
Base Frequency (P)
3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.4 GHz
Total Cores
6
Total Threads
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
L1 Cache
64K (per core)
L2 Cache
512K (per core)
L3 Cache
32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Package
Transistors
3.8 billions
Fabrication Process
7 nm
TDP (PL1)
95 W
Socket
AM4
Peak Temperature
95°C
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
ECC Support
Yes
Misc
Official Site
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X official page
PCI Express Version
4.0
PCI Express Lanes
16
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP