CPU Upgrade Paths Explained: When To Stay On The Platform And When To Move
CPU upgrade path searches are really about platform economics: when a same-socket move is enough and when a full platform jump makes more sense.
Key facts
Production status: Active
Release date: 2019-07-07
Cores / Threads: 6 / 12
Base clock: 3600 MHz
Turbo clock: 4200 MHz
TDP: 65 W
Process: 7 nm
Codename: Matisse
Generation: Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse))
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Foundry | TSMC |
| Process Size | 7 nm |
| Transistors | 3,800 million |
| Die Size | 74 mm² |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 |
| Market | Desktop |
| Production Status | Active |
| Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Part# | 100-000000031 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Clock | up to 4.2 GHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | Yes |
| Codename | Matisse |
| Generation | Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse)) |
| Memory Support | DDR4 |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 6 |
| # of Threads | 12 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB (per core) |
| Features | 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 |
| Rated Speed | 3200 MT/s |
| Memory Bus | Dual-channel |
| Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| Launch Price | $199 |
| PCI-Express | Gen 4, 16 Lanes (CPU only) |
| Cache L3 | 32 MB (shared) |
| tCaseMax | 95°C |
| Bundled Cooler | Wraith Stealth |
| Chipsets | AMD 300 Series, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series |
| FP32 | 1,209.6 GFLOPS |
| I/O Process Size | 12 nm |
| I/O Die Size | 124 mm² |
| PPT | 88 W |
| Benchmark rank | 413 |
| Benchmark samples | 18042 |
| Benchmark price | 114.73 |
| Benchmark category | Desktop |
| Benchmark socket | AM4 |
| Benchmark date | 2019-06-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 65 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 3600 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 4200 |
| Benchmark cores | 6 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 2 |
| Benchmark threads | 12 |
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