AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics: comparison

Comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has more cores (6 vs 4), more threads (12 vs 8), a larger L3 cache (32 MB vs 4 MB) and a finer process node (7 nm vs 12 nm).

At the same time, AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics has a higher base clock (3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz).

Both processors match on: maximum clock (4.2 GHz), TDP (65 W), memory channels (2).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Cores / threads 6 / 12 4 / 8
Max boost clock 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
L3 cache 32 MB 4 MB
TDP 65 W 65 W
Process 7 nm 12 nm
Integrated graphics Discrete Graphics Card Required Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
General
Codename Matisse Picasso
Segment Boxed Processor Boxed Processor
Product line AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Product family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Architecture — "Zen+"
Process 7 nm 12 nm
Launch date 07/07/2019 07/07/2019
Dies per package — 1
Unlocked for overclocking Yes Yes
Operating system support Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Regional availability — Global, China, NA, EMEA, APJ, LATAM
Target market — Mainstream Desktop
Consumer oriented — Yes
Recommended cooling Wraith Stealth AMD Wraith Spire
CPU
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Multithreading (SMT/HT) — Yes
Base clock 3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max boost clock 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 4 MB
TDP 65 W 65 W
Configurable TDP — 45–65 W
Instruction set — x86-64
Instruction set extensions — AES, AMD-V, AVX, FMA3, MMX(+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3, x86-64
Boost technology — Precision Boost 2
Memory
Max memory size — 64 GB
Memory types DDR4 DDR4
Memory channels 2 2
Max memory speed 3.2 GHz —
ECC memory supported — Yes
Memory speed (text) — 2x1R | DDR4-2933 | | | 2x2R | DDR4-2667 | | | 4x1R | DDR4-2133 | | | 4x2R | DDR4-1866
Memory form factor — UDIMM
Graphics
Integrated graphics Discrete Graphics Card Required Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Graphics max frequency — 1.4 GHz
Graphics units — 11
Graphics video max memory — 2 GB
Max displays — 3
DirectX — 12
OpenGL — 4.6
OpenCL — 2.2
DisplayPort over USB-C — Yes
Shading units — 704
HDCP version — 2.2
Adaptive sync — Yes
DisplayPort version — 1.4
HDMI version — 2
Multi-display support — Yes
Wireless display — Miracast
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 4 3
PCI Express lanes — 20
SATA ports — 0
USB 2.0 ports — 0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports — 0
NVMe support — Boot, RAID0, RAID1, RAID10
Compatible chipsets — X570, X470, X370, B450, B350, A320
USB Type-C support — Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports — 4
Package and thermal
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
TJUNCTION 95 °C 95 °C
Die size — 210 mm²
Transistors (millions) — 4.94 billion
Security and virtualization
Execute Disable Bit — Yes
AMD PRO technologies — No
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) 100-000000031 YD3400C5M4MFH
Product ID (Box) 100-100000031BOX YD3400C5FHBOX
Product ID (MPK) 100-100000031MPK YD3400C5FHMPK
Bundled cooler Wraith Stealth AMD Wraith Spire

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