AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD FX-8150
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8150 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | AMD FX-8150 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | AMD FX-8150 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | AMD Bulldozer |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Zen 2 | vs | Zambezi |
| Release Date | Mar 2019 | vs | Oct 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | AMD FX-8150 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | AMD FX-8150 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 8192 KB |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | AMD FX-8150 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | AMD FX-8150 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4400 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 125 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
4928 points
AMD FX-8150
2478 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
29514 points
AMD FX-8150
13933 points
Points - higher is better