AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jul 2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    119%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    119%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    118%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

19% higher single threaded performance.
18% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 19% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

None

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
XFR 2
3DNow!
CnQ
NX bit
XFR

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameMatisse 2vsZen
Release DateJul 2019vsMar 2018

Cores

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cores6vs6
Threads12vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
L1 Cache96K (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache32MB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
PackageµOPGA-1331vsuPGA
Die Size74mm²vs192mm²
Process7 nmvs14 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs4250 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP95 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    5040 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    4675 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    31153 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    28987 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    211
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    176

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT (simulated)
    1663.29
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    1403

points - higher is better