Ryzen 5 3600X vs 5500U
Description
Both models 3600X and 5500U are based on Zen 2 architecture.
Zen 2 is fabricated on the 7nm process from TSMC and it’s the third generation of Zen CPUs. It comes with 64kB of L1 cache and 512kB of L2 cache per core. Zen 2 CPUs are divided into 3 categories: Matisse (desktop), Rome (Server) and Castle Peak (high-end desktop).
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the 5500U gets 261.9 k points.
Summarizing, the 3600X is 1.4 times faster than the 5500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Zen 2 is fabricated on the 7nm process from TSMC and it’s the third generation of Zen CPUs. It comes with 64kB of L1 cache and 512kB of L2 cache per core. Zen 2 CPUs are divided into 3 categories: Matisse (desktop), Rome (Server) and Castle Peak (high-end desktop).
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the 5500U gets 261.9 k points.
Summarizing, the 3600X is 1.4 times faster than the 5500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
870f10
860f81
Core
Matisse
Lucienne
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA 1140
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
2x16384 kB
2x4096 kB
Date
July 2019
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
69.9k points
53.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
376.22k points
261.91k points
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3600X
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.21k
15.63k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
22.99k
23k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.76k
8.62k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.94k
6.51k (x0.3)
TOTAL
69.9k
53.76k (x0.77)
Multithread
3600X
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
121.94k
90.38k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
153.22k
118.74k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.74k
48.39k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
33.31k
4.4k (x0.13)
TOTAL
376.22k
261.91k (x0.7)
Performance/W
3600X
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
6025 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1613 points/W
7916 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
713 points/W
3226 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
351 points/W
294 points/W
TOTAL
3960 points/W
17461 points/W
Performance/GHz
3600X
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3685 points/GHz
3908 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5225 points/GHz
5750 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1991 points/GHz
2156 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4986 points/GHz
1628 points/GHz
TOTAL
15887 points/GHz
13441 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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