
Ryzen 5 3600
AMD
PassMark
17,685
Performance
Entry
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Overview
The Ryzen 5 3600 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 7 July 2019 (6 years ago). It is based on the Matisse (2019−2020) architecture. It features 6 cores and 12 threads. Base frequency is 3.6 GHz, with boost up to 4.2 GHz. L3 cache: 32 MB (total). L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 7 nm, 12 nm process technology. Socket: AM4. Thermal design power (TDP): 65 Watt. Memory support: DDR4 Dual-channel. Passmark benchmark score: 17,685 points. Launch price was $199.
Specifications
General
- Type
- desktop
- Series
- AMD Ryzen 5
- Designer
- AMD
- Launch price
- $199
- Manufacturer
- TSMC
- Release date
- 7 July 2019 (6 years ago)
- Architecture codename
- Matisse (2019−2020)
- Performance ranking position
- 897
Technical
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- L1 cache
- 96K (per core)
- L2 cache
- 512K (per core)
- L3 cache
- 32 MB (total)
- Max frequency
- 4.2 GHz
- 64-bit support
- +
- Base frequency
- 3.6 GHz
- Transistor count
- 4,800 million
- Process technology
- 7 nm, 12 nm
- Unlocked multiplier
- +
- Compatibilidade com Windows 11
- +
Compatibility
- Socket
- AM4
- Power consumption (TDP)
- 65 Watt
- Max processors in config
- 1 (Uniprocessor)
Memory
- RAM types
- DDR4 Dual-channel
- Memory channels
- 2
- Memory bandwidth
- 51.196 GB/s
- Max memory capacity
- 128 GB
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