AMD Ryzen 5 3600
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700S? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Name
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
Segment
Desktop / Server
CPU group
AMD Ryzen 4000G
Family
AMD Ryzen
Generation
3
Predecessor
--
Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700S? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.60 GHz
Frequency
3.20 GHz
6
CPU Cores
8
4.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.00 GHz
12
CPU Threads
16
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo (8 Cores)
3.60 GHz
4.00 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)
Core architecture
normal
A core
--
B core
--
C core
--

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700S. 

GPU name
no iGPU
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
Max. GPU Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
No
h265 10bit
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200
Memory type
GDDR6
128 GB
Max. Memory
16 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
No
4.0
PCIe version
3.0
20
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

65 W
TDP
95 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
45 W
TDP (PL1)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

32.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
7 nm
Zen 2
Architecture
Renoir (Zen 2)
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM
AM4
Socket
AM4
Q3/2019
Release date
Q2/2021
ca. 190$
Market price
AMD64
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
3.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
100-100000031BOX
Part Number
--
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Gaming PC
Used in
Unknown

User rating

5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 3600
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 7 4700S