AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 3 4100
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6-cores against the 3.8 GHz Ryzen 3 4100 with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Has 24 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version โ 4.0
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 4100
- Newer - released 2 years and 9 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 388 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 2039 | - |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 660.6 MB/sec | 434.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 59 Klines/sec | 32 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 146 pages/sec | 105.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 207.8 Mpixels/sec | 160.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 143.3 pages/sec | 131.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 37 images/sec | 30.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 54.2 images/sec | 46.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.9 Mpixels/sec | 8.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 48.5 GOps/sec | 32.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 28.6 GOps/sec | 19.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 109M Primes/sec | 23M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.6M Strings/sec | 15.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.9 GBytes/sec | 9.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 149.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1146 Frames/sec | 555 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 14.4B Matrices/sec | 9.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.9 PPW | 5.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 111.5 PPW | 77.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 271.8 PPW | 169.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.09 PPW | 1.24 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-07-16 (abdou) | Cinebench 2026 | 388 / 2039 |
| ๐ 2026-03-31 (Ike) | Cinebench 2024 | 70 / 517 |
| ๐ 2025-12-16 -> Jeromeneil | Cinebench 2024 | 71 / 511 |
| ๐ 2025-11-02 (BeastAsLow) | Cinebench 2024 | 64 / 479 |
| ๐ 2025-10-17 (RandomStorm) | Cinebench 2024 | 72 / 419 |
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 3 4100General
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | July 7, 2019 | April 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 2 (Matisse) | Zen 2 (Renoir) |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Intel Core i3 10100F |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (163rd and 171st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 8MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 3.8 billions | 9.8 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 45-65 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 65 W |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 95ยฐC | 95ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (152nd and 161st place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 8 |
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