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Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X — Specs & Performance Compared

Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.

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Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
cores 6—
threads 12—
base clock ghz 3.6—
boost clock ghz 4.2—
tdp w 65—
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 32—
process nm 7—
socket AMD Socket AM4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
Cinebench 2024 multi —2,836 points
Cinebench 2024 single —121 points
Cinebench R23 multi 9,073 points—
Cinebench R23 single 1,245 points—
Geekbench 6 multi —23,292 points
Geekbench 6 single —3,000 points
PassMark CPU Mark 17,652 points83,409 points
PassMark Single Thread 2,559 points4,124 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating 2,558 points4,124 points
PassMark Single-Thread 2,558 points—
Y-cruncher 1B 49 seconds—
Y-cruncher Pi 10B (MT) —145 seconds

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