AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1318

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +152%

24018

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9503

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +11%

1709

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1534

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +82%

11656

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +3%

1323

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +97%

14487

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +2%

2692

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2636

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +113%

38953

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jul 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 2

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

105 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

6

32

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

6

32

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

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